Kaua Municipality

Kaua Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "is it bitter?") is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (214.60 km2) of land and is located roughly 135 kilometres (84 mi) southeast of the city of Mérida.[2]

Kaua
Municipality
Municipal Hall of Kaua
Municipal Hall of Kaua
Region 6 Oriente #043
Region 6 Oriente #043
Kaua is located in Mexico
Kaua
Kaua
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates: 20°37′09″N 88°24′56″W
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Mexico Ind.1821
Yucatán Est.1824
Government
 • Type 2012–2015[1]
 • Municipal PresidentEdgar René Perera Caamal[2]
Area
 • Total214.60 km2 (82.86 sq mi)
 [2]
Elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (2010[3])
 • Total2,761
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Umanense
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code043
Major AirportMerida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA CodeMID
ICAO CodeMMMD
Municipalities of Yucatán

History

There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but it was a settlement before the conquest. After colonization, the area became part of the encomienda system with various encomenderos, beginning in 1544 with Juan de la Cruz, passing in 1607 to Juan Gil de la Cruz and Tomé Gil de la Cruz, to Ignacio de Escalante Barroto in 1663[4] and to Diego Escalante from 1700 to 1750.[2]

Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825 the area was assigned to the Valladolid Municipality. In 1928 the area became its own municipality.[2]

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of sports, ecology and education.[5]

The Municipal Council administers the business of the municipality. It is responsible for budgeting and expenditures and producing all required reports for all branches of the municipal administration. Annually it determines educational standards for schools.[5]

The Police Commissioners ensure public order and safety. They are tasked with enforcing regulations, distributing materials and administering rulings of general compliance issued by the council.[5]

Communities

The head of the municipality is Kaua, Yucatán. The municipality has 12 populated places[5] besides the seat including Chan Dzonot, Dzeal, Dzibiac, Haimil, Kankab, Knoh, San Nicolás, San Román, Tzcal, Xkoben, X'lapxul and Xuxcab. The significant populations are shown below:[2]

CommunityPopulation
Entire Municipality (2010)2,761[3]
Dzeal256 in 2005[6]
Kaua2157 in 2005[7]

Local festivals

Every year on 8 December the town celebrates the feast of Virgin of the Conception.[2]

Tourist attractions
  • Church of the Immaculate Conception, built during the seventeenth century[8]
  • archeological sites at Kaua with crypts[8]
  • Cenote Chuicabdzonot[8]
  • Cenote Yaax Ek[8]

References
  1. "Presidentes Municipales" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: PRI yucatan. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  2. "Municipios de Yucatán »Kaua" (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  3. "Mexico In Figures:Kaua, Yucatán". INEGI (in Spanish and English). Aguascalientes, México: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  4. García Bernal, Manuela Cristina (1978). Población y encomienda en Yucatán bajo los Austrias (in Spanish). Sevilla: Escuela de Estudios Hispano-Americanos. p. 503. ISBN 978-8-400-04399-5. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  5. "Kaua". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  6. "Dzeal" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  7. "Kaua" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  8. "About Kaua, Mexico". Price Travel. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
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