Dzán Municipality

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Dzán
Municipality
Region 7 Sur #025
Region 7 Sur #025
Dzán is located in Mexico
Dzán
Dzán
Location of the Municipality in Mexico
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Country Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
State Flag of Yucatan.svg Yucatán
Mexico Ind. 1821
Yucatán Est. 1824
Government
 • Type PAN Party (Mexico).svg 2012–2015[1]
 • Municipal President Luis Manuel Novelo Ku[2]
Area
 • Total 61.31 km2 (23.67 sq mi)
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Elevation 17 m (56 ft)
Population (2010[3])
 • Total 4,941
 • Density 81/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Demonym Umanense
Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
INEGI Code 025
Major Airport Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA Code MID
ICAO Code MMMD
Website Official Website
Municipalities of Yucatán

Dzán Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “plunge or sunken") is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (61.31 km2) of land and is located roughly 95 km south of the city of Mérida.[2]

History

There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, though it existed before the conquest. At colonization, Dzán became part of the encomienda system.[2] The area encompassing Dzán and Muna Municipality were joined at the time of encomienda. The first encomendero was Castilla in 1549 and it then passed to Alonso Rosado and Diego Rosado. By 1607 the encomendero was Pedro Rosado.[4]

Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, and in 1825 the area was assigned to the high sierra partition of Ticul Municipality. In 1932 it was designated as its own municipality.[2]

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.[5]

Communities

The head of the municipality is Dzán, Yucatán. There are 4 populated areas of the municipality.[5] The significant populations are shown below:[2]

Community Population
Entire Municipality (2010) 4,941[3]
Dzán 4587 in 2005[6]

Local festivals

Every year from 6 to 14 September is the Festival of Cristo de San Román.[2]

Tourist attractions

  • Church of Santiago Apóstol, built in the seventeenth century
  • Chapel of the Holy Cross
  • Archaeological sites in the area around Dzán

References

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