Chankom Municipality (in the Yucatec Maya language: “little ravine”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (137.95 km2) of land and located roughly 135 km southeast of the city of Mérida.[2]
Chankom | |
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 Region 6 Oriente #017 | |
  Chankom Location of the municipality in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°34′05″N 88°30′48″W / 20.56806°N 88.51333°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Government | |
| • Type | .svg){kind=logo} 2012–2015[1] |
| • Municipal President | Benjamín Cime Ek[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 137.95 km2 (53.26 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2010[3]) | |
• Total | 4,464 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| INEGI Code | 009 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
History
editBefore the arrival of the Spanish, the area was populated as evidenced by archeological sites but no specific information is known of the inhabitants nor the encomienda system. The area was depopulated by the Caste War of Yucatán and the inhabitants did not return to the area until the 1890s.[2]
Chankom was established as a ranchería assigned to the Valladolid region in 1928. Seven years later, it was designated as its own municipality.[2]
In 1931-1948 the anthropologists Robert and Margaret Park Redfield and Alfonso Villa Rojas stayed in the county seat of Chankom for extended periods (Villas taught there) and published Chan Kom, a Maya Village,[4] A Village that Chose Progress, Chan Kom Revisited,[5] and The Folk Culture of Yucatan.[6]
In 1986-2006 the anthropologist Alicia Re Cruz stayed in Chankom and published The two Milpas of Chan Kom: scenarios of a Maya village life[7] and a documentary, The Mayan dreams of Chan Kom: tourism, migration, and changing identities in the Yucatan.[8]
Governance
editThe municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of policing, public services and ecology.[9]
Communities
editThe head of the municipality is Chankom, Yucatán. There are 17 populated places in the municipality including Chuntabil, Maykab, Muchucuxca, Nictehá, Sacpasil, San Isidro, San Juan, Santa María Koochilá, Santa Rosa, Ticimul, Tomku, Tzukmuc, Xanla, Xbohon, Xcalakdzonot, X-Cocail, Xhuaymil, Xkatún, Xkopeteil, X-Pamba, Xtamech, Xtohil, Yacbchem, and Yochotún.[2][9] The significant populations are shown below:
| Community | Population |
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| Entire Municipality (2010) | 4,464[3] |
| Chankom | 628 in 2005[10] |
| Muchucuxcáh | 314 in 2005[11] |
| Ticimul | 642 in 2005[12] |
| Tzukmuc | 212 in 2005[13] |
| Xanlá | 406 in 2005[14] |
| X-Bohom | 108 in 2005[15] |
| X-Cocail | 161 in 2005[16] |
| Xkalakdzonot | 770 in 2005[17] |
| Xkatún | 130 in 2005[18] |
| Xkopteil | 754 in 2005[19] |
Local festivals
editEvery year from the 9 to 13 November the town holds a celebration for its patron saint, San Diego.[2]
Tourist attractions
edit- Cenote Chankom
- Cenote Kochila
- Cenote Muchucuxca
- Cenote Nicte-Ha
- Cenote Santa María
- Archaeological site Cosil
- Archaeological site Kochilá
- Archaeological site Ticimul
- Archaeological site Xcocail
References
edit- ^ "Presidentes Municipales" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: PRI yucatan. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Municipios de Yucatán »Chankom" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Mexico In Figures:Chankom, Yucatán". INEGI (in Spanish and English). Aguascalientes, México: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ Redfield, Robert; Villa Rojas, Alfonso (1971). Chan Kom: a Maya village. Phoenix Books (4. impr ed.). Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Pr. ISBN 978-0-226-70661-0.
- ^ Redfield, Robert (1950). A Village that Chose Progress, Chan Kom Revisited. U of Chicago Press.
- ^ Redfield, Robert (1941). The Folk Culture of Yucatan. U of Chicago Press.
- ^ Re Cruz, Alicia (1996). The two Milpas of Chan Kom: scenarios of a Maya village life. Suny series in anthropology of work. New York: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-2829-0.
- ^ Re Cruz, Alicia (2006). The Mayan dreams of Chan Kom: tourism, migration, and changing identities in the Yucatan (DVD).
- ^ a b "Chankom". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Chankom". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Muchucuxcáh". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Ticimul". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Tzukmuc". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Xanlá". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "X-Bohom". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "X-Cocail". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Xkalakdzonot". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Xkatún". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "Xkopteil". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
