Chankom | |
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 Region 6 Oriente #017 | |
  Chankom Location of the municipality in Mexico | |
| Coordinates:20°34′05″N88°30′48″W / 20.56806°N 88.51333°W /20.56806; -88.51333 | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Yucatán |
| Government | |
| • Type | .svg){kind=logo} 2012–2015[1] |
| • Municipal President | Benjamín Cime Ek[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 137.95 km2 (53.26 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2010[3]) | |
• Total | 4,464 |
| 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 |
Chankom Municipality (in theYucatec Maya language: “little ravine”) is amunicipality in theMexicanstate ofYucatán containing 137.95 km2 of land and located roughly 135 km southeast of the city ofMérida.[2]
Before thearrival of the Spanish, the area was populated as evidenced by archeological sites but no specific information is known of the inhabitants nor theencomienda system. The area was depopulated by theCaste War of Yucatán and the inhabitants did not return to the area until the 1890s.[2]
Chankom was established as a ranchería assigned to the Valladolid region in 1928. Seven years later, it was designated as its own municipality.[2]
In 1931-1948 the anthropologistsRobert andMargaret Park Redfield andAlfonso Villa Rojas [es] stayed in the county seat of Chankom for extended periods (Villas taught there) and publishedChan Kom, a Maya Village,[4]A Village that Chose Progress, Chan Kom Revisited,[5] andThe Folk Culture of Yucatan.[6]
In 1986-2006 the anthropologistAlicia Re Cruz stayed in Chankom and publishedThe two Milpas of Chan Kom: scenarios of a Maya village life[7] and a documentary,The Mayan dreams of Chan Kom: tourism, migration, and changing identities in the Yucatan.[8]
The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of policing, public services and ecology.[9]
The head of the municipality isChankom, Yucatán. There are 17 populated places in the municipality including Chuntabil, Maykab,Muchucuxca, Nictehá, Sacpasil, San Isidro, San Juan, Santa María Koochilá, Santa Rosa, Ticimul, Tomku, Tzukmuc, Xanla, Xbohon, Xcalakdzonot, X-Cocail, Xhuaymil, Xkatún, Xkopeteil, X-Pamba, Xtamech, Xtohil, Yacbchem, and Yochotún.[2][9] The significant populations are shown below:
| Community | Population |
|---|---|
| Entire Municipality (2010) | 4,464[3] |
| Chankom | 628 in 2005[10] |
| Muchucuxcáh | 314 in 2005[11] |
| Ticimul | 642 in 2005[12] |
| Tzukmuc | 212 in 2005[13] |
| Xanlá | 406 in 2005[14] |
| X-Bohom | 108 in 2005[15] |
| X-Cocail | 161 in 2005[16] |
| Xkalakdzonot | 770 in 2005[17] |
| Xkatún | 130 in 2005[18] |
| Xkopteil | 754 in 2005[19] |
Every year from the 9 to 13 November the town holds a celebration for its patron saint, San Diego.[2]
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