Teya Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “place of sapodilla”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (65.15 km2) of land and located roughly 65 km northeast of the city of Mérida.[2]
Teya | |
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,_Yucat%C3%A1n_(02).jpg) Principal Church of Teya, Yucatán | |
 Region 3 Centro #088 | |
  Teya Location of the Municipality in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 21°02′56″N 89°04′24″W / 21.04889°N 89.07333°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Yucatán |
| Government | |
| • Type | .svg){kind=logo} 2012–2015[1] |
| • Municipal President | Ramón Estrella Sanchez[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.15 km2 (25.15 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2010[3]) | |
| • Total | 1,977 |
| 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 belonged to the chieftainship of Ah Kin Chel. After the conquest the area became part of the encomienda system. The encomienda was established in 1565 for Alonso de Castro. By 1678, the encomendero was Anastasio Chacón de Azcorran and in 1690, the encomendera passed to María Barbosa e Ignacia Salazar.[2]
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825, the area was assigned to the Izamal Municipality.[2] By April 1921 it was designated as its own municipality.[4]
Governance
editThe municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of health, public services and public sanitation.[5]
Communities
editThe head of the municipality is Teya, Yucatán. The other populated areas of the municipality include Moni, El Paraje Carlos, Sánchez, and the Hacienda Santa Clara. The significant populations are shown below:[2]
| Community | Population |
|---|---|
| Entire Municipality (2010) | 1,977[3] |
| Teya | 1966 in 2005[6] |
Local festivals
editEvery year at the end of April there is a feast in honor of the town's patron saint, St. Barnabas, and on 11 June the town holds a fiesta for San Bernardino.[2]
Tourist attractions
edit- Church of St. Barnabas, built in the colonial era.
References
edit- ^ "Presidentes Municipales" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: PRI yucatan. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Municipios de Yucatán »Teya" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Mexico In Figures:Teya, 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.
- ^ "Núm. 183". Por Esto! (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Por Esto!. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Teya". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Teya". PueblosAmerica (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 4 July 2015.