Tixméhuac Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "Place of Xmeuac tribe") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 251.65 km2 of land and is located roughly southeast of the city of Mérida.
History There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but it was a settlement before the conquest and under the chieftainship of Tutul Xiu. After colonization, the area became part of the encomienda system with various encomenderos, including: Juan Xiu, in 1557; Hernando Xiu, in 1565; and Pablo Cen, in 1579.
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, and in 1825 the area was assigned to the Tekax Municipality. In 1900 it becomes its own municipality.
Governance The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of public works, public services and cemeteries.
Communities The head of the municipality is Tixméhuac, Yucatán. The municipality has 25 populated places besides the seat including Chican, Chuchub, Dzutóh, Ebtún, Kimbilá, Sabacché, Sisbic and Xeo-pil. The significant populations are shown below:
Community Population Entire Municipality (2010) 4,746Chicán 567 in 2005Dzutoh 116 in 2005Kimbilá 510 in 2005Sabacché 572 in 2005Sisbic 172 in 2005Tixméhuac 2189 in 2005
Local festivals Every year on 19 September the town celebrates the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel.
Tourist attractions Church of Saint Michael the Archangel, built during the eighteenth century archeological sites at Chucub, Kimbilá, Modzil and Nocas
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