Umán Municipality


Umán Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing of land and located roughly 15 km southwest of the city of Mérida. The word "Umán" means “purchase” in the Yucatec Maya language.

History

There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, though it existed before the conquest and in antiquity belonged to the chieftainship of Ah Canul. At colonization, Umán became part of the encomienda system with Francisco Hernández recorded as one of the earliest encomenderos.
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825, the area was assigned to the Lower Camino Real with its headquarters in Hunucma Municipality. In 1921, was designated as its own municipality.

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has nine councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of heritage and sports, policing, education and health, public works, potable water, rural development and social management, roads and markets, nomenclature and recruiting, ecology, public monuments.

Communities

The head of the municipality is Umán, Yucatán. There are 87 populated areas of the municipality. The most notable include Bolón, Dzibikak, Dzununcán, Itzincab, Oxcum, Oxholón, Poxilá, San Antonio Mulix, Tebec, Xtepen, and Yaxcopoil. The significant populations are shown below:
CommunityPopulation
Entire Municipality 50,993
Bolón1271 in 2005
Dzibikak1238 in 2005
Itzincab4744 in 2005
Oxcum1049 in 2005
Oxholón797 in 2005
Poxilá801 in 2005
Tebec459 in 2005
Umán29135 in 2005
Xtepén485 in 2005
Yaxcopoil1102 in 2005

Local festivals

Every year from 13 to 15 September the town holds a celebration for the Christ of Love.

Tourist attractions