Santa Elena Municipality

Santa Elena
Municipality

Region 7 Sur #066
Santa Elena

Location of the Municipality in Mexico

Coordinates: 20°21′N 89°46′W / 20.350°N 89.767°W / 20.350; -89.767Coordinates: 20°21′N 89°46′W / 20.350°N 89.767°W / 20.350; -89.767
Country Mexico
State Yucatán
Mexico Ind. 1821
Yucatán Est. 1824
Municipality Est. 1918
Government
 • Type PRI 2012–2015[1]
 • Municipal President Rogelio Kauil Moreno[2]
Area
 • Total 694.90 km2 (268.30 sq mi)
  [2]
Elevation 31 m (102 ft)
Population (2010[3])
 • Total 3,833
 • Density 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
INEGI Code 066
Major Airport Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA Code MID
ICAO Code MMMD
Website Official Website
Municipalities of Yucatán

Santa Elena Municipality is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (694.90 km2) of land and is located roughly 95 km south of the city of Mérida.[2]

History

The original location founded in this area was named Nohcacab and was inhabited during the Classic Maya period (600-1000 A.C.). At the conquest an encomienda, that is a tribute-paying small community with an ethnically mixed population which included Spanish people, criollos, mestizos and mulattos, was established.[4] In the early 1840s the explorer John Lloyd Stephens used this small community as a base from which he and his companions departed to explore the Puuc area: thanks to this fact we still have detailed accounts about the people of Nohcacab and their culture, as well as drawings showing how these visitors perceived the village at that time.[5]

Nohcacab was attacked, and even burned down, several times: the second burning in 1849, during the Caste War of Yucatán, which devastated the village forcing most of the Spanish and criollo population to emigrate into Merida.[6] It is very likely that around that time the village was officially renamed as Santa Elena.

In 1865, with the arrival of approximately 300 German colonists, who settled there to form the Villa Carlota farming colony under the initiative of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, the village began rebuilding.[7] Although this farming colony collapsed in 1867, several German families remained in the village.[8]

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of public works, markets and cemeteries.[9]

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.[9]

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.[9]

Communities

The head of the municipality is Santa Elena, Yucatán. Besides the seat, the other populated areas of the municipality include Chac, Chetoliy, Chimay, Kabh, Ruinas de Uxmal, Sabac-há, Sacx-axal, Sankté, San Simón, Santa Ana, Uitz, and Yaxché. The largest populations are shown below:[2]

Community Population
Entire Municipality (2010) 3,833 [3]
San Simón 357 in 2005[10]
Santa Elena 3252 in 2005[11]

Local Festivals

January 10 to 24 the feast in honor of Santo Cristo del Amor.[2]

May 17 the festival in honor of Santos Reyes of San Mateo.[2]

Tourist Attractions

Architectural

San Mateo Church.[2]

Archaeological

A number of archaeological sites including: Uxmal, Kabah, Nohpat, Xcoh and Mul chic[2] (Puuc Region).

Climate

Climate data for Santa Elena
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3)		 31.5
(88.7)		 34
(93)		 35.9
(96.6)		 37
(98.6)		 34.8
(94.6)		 34.3
(93.7)		 34
(93.2)		 33.1
(91.6)		 31.7
(89.1)		 30.4
(86.7)		 29.2
(84.6)		 33
(91.4)
Average low °C (°F) 13.2
(55.8)		 14
(57.2)		 16
(60.8)		 18
(64.4)		 19.9
(67.8)		 20.5
(68.9)		 19.5
(67.1)		 19.6
(67.3)		 19.8
(67.6)		 18.3
(64.9)		 16.2
(61.2)		 14.4
(57.9)		 17.5
(63.5)
Average precipitation cm (inches) 3
(1)		 2.8
(1.1)		 3
(1.2)		 4.8
(1.9)		 7.4
(2.9)		 14.5
(5.7)		 13.2
(5.2)		 15.7
(6.2)		 19.3
(7.6)		 11.9
(4.7)		 4.1
(1.6)		 2.8
(1.1)		 101.9
(40.1)
Source: Weatherbase [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Presidente Municipal" (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: PRI. 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Municipios de Yucatán »Santa Elena" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Mexico In Figures:Sacalum, Yucatán". INEGI (in Spanish and English). Aguascalientes, México: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI). Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Güemez Pineda, Arturo (1997): "The Rebellion of Nohcacab: Unpublished Preface to the Caste War, in: Saastun. Maya Culture Review, no. 2, pp. 51-79, here p. 54. See also: de Arrigunaga y Peón, Joaquín (1982): Demography and Parish Affairs in Yucatan, 1797-1891. Eugene: University of Oregon Anthropological Papers, pp. 254-255
  5. ↑ See Stephens, John Lloyd (1963), Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, vol. 1, pp. 202, 301
  6. ↑ Güemez Pineda 1997, op. cit.
  7. ↑ Durán-Merk, Alma (2007): Identifying Villa Carlota: German Settlements in Yucatán, México, During the Second Mexican Empire, 1864-1867, Augsburg: Universität Augsburg
  8. ↑ Recent Findings about the Colonization Policy of the Second Mexican Empire, Paper presented at the 11th Deutschsprachige Mesoamerikanisten Tagung in Hildesheim, Germany (26-27th January, 2008). http://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/volltexte/2008/1320/pdf/Duran_Merk_Selected_German_Migration.pdf. See also: Medina Un, Martha (2001): Migración alemana en Santa Elena, la antigua Nohcacab, in: Revista INA'J , no. 1, pp. 28-31
  9. 1 2 3 "Tekit". inafed (in Spanish). Mérida, Mexico: Enciclopedia de Los Municipios y Delegaciones de México. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "San Simón" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Santa Elena" (in Spanish). PueblosAmerica. 2005. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Santa Elena, Yucatán". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
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