Dzán Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: "plunge or sunken") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 61.31 km2 of land and is located roughly 95 km south of the city of Mérida.
History The exact founding date of the town is unknown, although it predates the Spanish conquest. During the colonial period, Dzán was incorporated into the encomienda system. The regions encompassing Dzán and Muna Municipality were combined at the time of encomienda. The first encomendero was Castilla in 1549, followed by Alonso Rosado and Diego Rosado. By 1607, the encomienda was under the control of Pedro Rosado.
Yucatán declared independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, and in 1825, the area was allocated to the high sierra partition of Ticul Municipality. It was established as an independent municipality in 1932.
Governance The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has five councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of public works, public security, cemeteries and nomenclature.
Communities The head of the municipality is Dzán, Yucatán. There are 4 populated areas of the municipality. The significant populations are shown below:
Community Population Entire Municipality (2010) 4,941Dzán 4587 in 2005
Local festivals Every year from 6 to 14 September is the Festival of Cristo de San Román.
Tourist attractions Church of Santiago Apóstol, built in the seventeenth century Chapel of the Holy Cross Archaeological sites in the area around Dzán
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