Chemax | |
|---|---|
 Principal Church of Chemax | |
 Region 6 Oriente #019 | |
  Chemax Location of the Municipality in Mexico | |
| Coordinates:20°35′00″N87°33′00″W / 20.58333°N 87.55000°W /20.58333; -87.55000 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Yucatán |
| Mexico Ind. | 1821 |
| Yucatán Est. | 1824 |
| Municipal seat | Chemax |
| Government | |
| • Type | .svg){kind=logo} 2012–2015[1] |
| • Municipal President | Lucio Balam Herrera[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,098.6 km2 (424.2 sq mi) |
| [2] | |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2010[3]) | |
• Total | 33,490 |
| Demonym | Chemaxeño |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| INEGI Code | 019 |
Chemax Municipality (Yucatec Maya:[tʃeˈmaʃ], “monkey's tree”) is amunicipality in theMexicanstate ofYucatán containing 1,098.6 km2 of land and located roughly 185 km east of the city ofMérida.[2]
There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, though it existed before theconquest as part of the province of Cupules. At colonization, Chemax became part of theencomienda system with the first encomendero noted in 1549 as Juan López de Mena.[2]
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and during theCaste War of Yucatán the city was abandoned but repopulated after federal troops regained possession of it.[2] In 1865, the area was assigned to the partition ofValladolid Municipality.[4] In 1918, it was designated as its own municipality.[2]
The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has nine councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of public works, public lighting, police commissaries, public security, public monuments, nomenclature, ecology, and public sanitation.[5]
The head of the municipality isChemax, Yucatán. There are 170 populated areas of the municipality[5] with the most important locations being: Además, Catzim, Chemax, Chen, Cocoyol, Kuxeb, Lolbé, Mucel, Punta Laguna, San Juan, San Pedro, Santa Cruz, Santa Elena, Sisbichén, Uspibil, Xalaú, X-Can, X-mab, X-maben, Xochmil, X-tejas and Xuneb. The significant populations are shown below:[2]
| Community | Population |
|---|---|
| Entire Municipality (2010) | 33,490[3] |
| Chechmil | 478 in 2005[6] |
| Chemax | 12764 in 2005[7] |
| Chulután | 466 in 2005[8] |
| Cocoyol | 522 in 2005[9] |
| Kuxeb | 642 in 2005[10] |
| Mucel | 900 in 2005[11] |
| Sisbichen | 1566 in 2005[12] |
| Uspibil | 764 in 2005[13] |
| Xalau | 1813 in 2005[14] |
| X-Can | 4653 in 2005[15] |
| X-Catzin | 1757 in 2005[16] |
Considered a tropical savanna climate typically with a pronounced dry season. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate isAw (Tropical Savanna Climate).[17]
| Climate data for Chemax | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (87) | 31 (88) | 33 (91) | 34 (94) | 36 (96) | 35 (95) | 34 (94) | 34 (94) | 33 (92) | 33 (91) | 32 (89) | 31 (88) | 33 (92) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16 (61) | 17 (62) | 18 (64) | 19 (66) | 21 (70) | 22 (71) | 22 (71) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 20 (68) | 18 (65) | 18 (64) | 19 (67) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 43 (1.7) | 56 (2.2) | 46 (1.8) | 38 (1.5) | 79 (3.1) | 150 (5.8) | 150 (5.8) | 170 (6.6) | 160 (6.2) | 140 (5.4) | 56 (2.2) | 51 (2) | 1,139 (44.3) |
| Source: Weatherbase[18] | |||||||||||||
