Kaua Municipality


Kaua Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 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. After colonization, the area became part of the encomienda system with various encomenderos, beginning in 1544 with Juan de la Cruz, passing in 1607 to Juan Gil de la Cruz and Tomé Gil de la Cruz, to Ignacio de Escalante Barroto in 1663 and to Diego Escalante from 1700 to 1750.
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825 the area was assigned to the Valladolid Municipality. In 1928 the area became 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 sports, ecology and education.
The Municipal Council administers the business of the municipality. It is responsible for budgeting and expenditures and producing all required reports for all branches of the municipal administration. Annually it determines educational standards for schools.
The Police Commissioners ensure public order and safety. They are tasked with enforcing regulations, distributing materials and administering rulings of general compliance issued by the council.

Communities

The head of the municipality is Kaua, Yucatán. The municipality has 12 populated places besides the seat including Chan Dzonot, Dzeal, Dzibiac, Haimil, Kankab, Knoh, San Nicolás, San Román, Tzcal, Xkoben, X'lapxul and Xuxcab. The significant populations are shown below:
CommunityPopulation
Entire Municipality 2,761
Dzeal256 in 2005
Kaua2157 in 2005

Local festivals

Every year on 8 December the town celebrates the feast of Virgin of the Conception.

Tourist attractions