Yucatán is a state in southeastern Mexico that is divided into 106 municipalities, organized into 7 administrative regions. According to the 2020 Mexican census, it is the twenty-second most populated state with 2,320,898 inhabitants and the 20th largest by land area spanning 39,524.4 square kilometres (15,260.5 sq mi).[1][2]
Municipalities in Yucatán are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[3] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).[4] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[5] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[5]
The largest municipality by population is Mérida, with 995,129 residents (42.87% of the state's total), while the smallest is Quintana Roo with 976 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area is Tizimín which spans 3,884.80 km2 (1,499.93 sq mi), and the smallest is Sanahcat with 26.20 km2 (10.12 sq mi).[2] The newest municipality is Chikindzonot, established in 1957.[6]
Municipalities
edit- Largest municipalities in Yucatán by population
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Mérida, capital and largest municipality by population in Yucatán.
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Kanasín, second largest municipality by population.
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Valladolid, third largest municipality by population.
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Tizimín, fourth largest municipality by population.
| Name | Municipal seat | Population (2020)[1] |
Population (2010)[7] |
Change | Land area[2] | Population density (2020) |
Incorporation date[6] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km2 | sq mi | |||||||
| Abalá | Abalá | 6,550 | 6,356 | +3.1% | 292.7 | 113.0 | 22.4/km2 (58.0/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Acanceh | Acanceh | 16,772 | 15,337 | +9.4% | 137.3 | 53.0 | 122.2/km2 (316.4/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Akil[a] | Akil | 12,285 | 10,362 | +18.6% | 76.5 | 29.5 | 160.6/km2 (415.9/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Baca | Baca | 6,195 | 5,701 | +8.7% | 108.5 | 41.9 | 57.1/km2 (147.9/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Bokobá | Bokobá | 2,167 | 2,053 | +5.6% | 71.7 | 27.7 | 30.2/km2 (78.3/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Buctzotz | Buctzotz | 9,159 | 8,637 | +6.0% | 654.3 | 252.6 | 14.0/km2 (36.3/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Cacalchén | Cacalchén | 7,490 | 6,811 | +10.0% | 101.5 | 39.2 | 73.8/km2 (191.1/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Calotmul | Calotmul | 3,949 | 4,095 | −3.6% | 290.7 | 112.2 | 13.6/km2 (35.2/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Cansahcab | Cansahcab | 4,466 | 4,696 | −4.9% | 128.8 | 49.7 | 34.7/km2 (89.8/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Cantamayec[b] | Cantamayec | 2,755 | 2,407 | +14.5% | 356.3 | 137.6 | 7.7/km2 (20.0/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Celestún | Celestún | 8,389 | 6,831 | +22.8% | 596.9 | 230.5 | 14.1/km2 (36.4/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Cenotillo | Cenotillo | 3,736 | 3,701 | +0.9% | 542.5 | 209.5 | 6.9/km2 (17.8/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Chacsinkín | Chacsinkín | 3,104 | 2,818 | +10.1% | 114.7 | 44.3 | 27.1/km2 (70.1/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Chankom | Chankom | 4,686 | 4,464 | +5.0% | 443.5 | 171.2 | 10.6/km2 (27.4/sq mi) | March 8, 1935 |
| Chapab | Chapab | 3,385 | 3,035 | +11.5% | 169.4 | 65.4 | 20.0/km2 (51.8/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Chemax | Chemax | 38,934 | 33,490 | +16.3% | 1,398.5 | 540.0 | 27.8/km2 (72.1/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Chichimilá | Chichimilá | 9,406 | 7,952 | +18.3% | 470.0 | 181.5 | 20.0/km2 (51.8/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Chicxulub Pueblo | Chicxulub Pueblo | 4,497 | 4,113 | +9.3% | 44.3 | 17.1 | 101.5/km2 (262.9/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Chikindzonot | Chikindzonot | 4,363 | 4,162 | +4.8% | 473.8 | 182.9 | 9.2/km2 (23.8/sq mi) | February 21, 1957 |
| Chocholá | Chocholá | 4,863 | 4,530 | +7.4% | 292.9 | 113.1 | 16.6/km2 (43.0/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Chumayel | Chumayel | 3,244 | 3,148 | +3.0% | 83.8 | 32.4 | 38.7/km2 (100.3/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Conkal | Conkal | 16,671 | 9,143 | +82.3% | 63.3 | 24.4 | 263.4/km2 (682.1/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Cuncunul | Cuncunul | 1,714 | 1,595 | +7.5% | 135.9 | 52.5 | 12.6/km2 (32.7/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Cuzamá | Cuzamá | 5,560 | 4,966 | +12.0% | 93.5 | 36.1 | 59.5/km2 (154.0/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Dzán[c] | Dzán | 6,003 | 4,941 | +21.5% | 79.9 | 30.8 | 75.1/km2 (194.6/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Dzemul | Dzemul | 3,622 | 3,489 | +3.8% | 174.1 | 67.2 | 20.8/km2 (53.9/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Dzidzantún | Dzidzantún | 8,345 | 8,133 | +2.6% | 207.5 | 80.1 | 40.2/km2 (104.2/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Dzilam de Bravo[d] | Dzilam de Bravo | 2,936 | 2,463 | +19.2% | 432.3 | 166.9 | 6.8/km2 (17.6/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Dzilam González | Dzilam González | 6,240 | 5,905 | +5.7% | 506.5 | 195.6 | 12.3/km2 (31.9/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Dzitás | Dzitás | 4,015 | 3,540 | +13.4% | 309.6 | 119.5 | 13.0/km2 (33.6/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Dzoncauich[e] | Dzoncauich | 2,818 | 2,772 | +1.7% | 133.4 | 51.5 | 21.1/km2 (54.7/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Espita | Espita | 16,779 | 15,571 | +7.8% | 735.3 | 283.9 | 22.8/km2 (59.1/sq mi) | May 24, 1837 |
| Halachó | Halachó | 21,255 | 19,072 | +11.4% | 586.3 | 226.4 | 36.3/km2 (93.9/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Hocabá | Hocabá | 6,514 | 6,061 | +7.5% | 94.9 | 36.6 | 68.6/km2 (177.8/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Hoctún | Hoctún | 6,384 | 5,697 | +12.1% | 120.7 | 46.6 | 52.9/km2 (137.0/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Homún | Homún | 8,090 | 7,257 | +11.5% | 199.8 | 77.1 | 40.5/km2 (104.9/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Huhí | Huhí | 5,250 | 4,841 | +8.4% | 197.6 | 76.3 | 26.6/km2 (68.8/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Hunucmá | Hunucmá | 35,137 | 30,731 | +14.3% | 839.6 | 324.2 | 41.8/km2 (108.4/sq mi) | April 6, 1825 |
| Ixil | Ixil | 4,186 | 3,803 | +10.1% | 136.8 | 52.8 | 30.6/km2 (79.3/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Izamal | Izamal | 28,555 | 25,980 | +9.9% | 458.7 | 177.1 | 62.3/km2 (161.2/sq mi) | April 6, 1825 |
| Kanasín | Kanasín | 141,939 | 78,709 | +80.3% | 106.3 | 41.0 | 1,335.3/km2 (3,458.3/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Kantunil | Kantunil | 5,553 | 5,502 | +0.9% | 199.7 | 77.1 | 27.8/km2 (72.0/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Kaua[f] | Kaua | 3,405 | 2,761 | +23.3% | 137.4 | 53.1 | 24.8/km2 (64.2/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Kinchil | Kinchil | 7,530 | 6,571 | +14.6% | 355.8 | 137.4 | 21.2/km2 (54.8/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Kopomá[g] | Kopomá | 2,677 | 2,449 | +9.3% | 157.7 | 60.9 | 17.0/km2 (44.0/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Mama | Mama | 3,296 | 2,888 | +14.1% | 100.4 | 38.8 | 32.8/km2 (85.0/sq mi) | April 6, 1825 |
| Maní | Maní | 5,968 | 5,250 | +13.7% | 126.8 | 49.0 | 47.1/km2 (121.9/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Maxcanú | Maxcanú | 23,991 | 21,704 | +10.5% | 910.8 | 351.7 | 26.3/km2 (68.2/sq mi) | May 24, 1837 |
| Mayapán | Mayapán | 3,965 | 3,269 | +21.3% | 93.6 | 36.1 | 42.4/km2 (109.7/sq mi) | August 16, 1935 |
| Mérida | Mérida† | 995,129 | 830,732 | +19.8% | 874.4 | 337.6 | 1,138.1/km2 (2,947.6/sq mi) | April 6, 1825 |
| Mocochá | Mocochá | 3,430 | 3,071 | +11.7% | 47.2 | 18.2 | 72.7/km2 (188.2/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Motul | Motul de Carrillo Puerto | 37,804 | 33,978 | +11.3% | 320.6 | 123.8 | 117.9/km2 (305.4/sq mi) | May 24, 1837 |
| Muna | Muna | 13,494 | 12,336 | +9.4% | 397.3 | 153.4 | 34.0/km2 (88.0/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Muxupip[h] | Muxupip | 2,990 | 2,755 | +8.5% | 71.6 | 27.6 | 41.8/km2 (108.2/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Opichén | Opichén | 7,080 | 6,285 | +12.6% | 259.4 | 100.2 | 27.3/km2 (70.7/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Oxkutzcab | Oxkutzcab | 33,854 | 29,325 | +15.4% | 863.0 | 333.2 | 39.2/km2 (101.6/sq mi) | April 6, 1825 |
| Panabá | Panabá | 7,766 | 7,461 | +4.1% | 665.3 | 256.9 | 11.7/km2 (30.2/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Peto | Peto | 25,954 | 24,159 | +7.4% | 1,055.0 | 407.3 | 24.6/km2 (63.7/sq mi) | October 27, 1835 |
| Progreso | Progreso | 66,008 | 53,958 | +22.3% | 430.2 | 166.1 | 153.4/km2 (397.4/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Quintana Roo | Quintana Roo | 976 | 942 | +3.6% | 103.5 | 40.0 | 9.4/km2 (24.4/sq mi) | October 8, 1931 |
| Río Lagartos | Río Lagartos | 3,974 | 3,438 | +15.6% | 337.6 | 130.3 | 11.8/km2 (30.5/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Sacalum | Sacalum | 4,962 | 4,589 | +8.1% | 198.8 | 76.8 | 25.0/km2 (64.6/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Samahil[i] | Samahil | 5,631 | 5,008 | +12.4% | 160.6 | 62.0 | 35.1/km2 (90.8/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| San Felipe[j] | San Felipe | 2,118 | 1,839 | +15.2% | 452.1 | 174.6 | 4.7/km2 (12.1/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Sanahcat[k] | Sanahcat | 1,701 | 1,619 | +5.1% | 26.2 | 10.1 | 64.9/km2 (168.2/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Santa Elena | Santa Elena | 4,220 | 3,833 | +10.1% | 513.8 | 198.4 | 8.2/km2 (21.3/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Seyé | Seyé | 10,053 | 9,276 | +8.4% | 178.1 | 68.8 | 56.4/km2 (146.2/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Sinanché | Sinanché | 3,206 | 3,126 | +2.6% | 134.3 | 51.9 | 23.9/km2 (61.8/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Sotuta | Sotuta | 8,967 | 8,449 | +6.1% | 545.9 | 210.8 | 16.4/km2 (42.5/sq mi) | April 6, 1825 |
| Sucilá | Sucilá | 3,971 | 3,930 | +1.0% | 307.2 | 118.6 | 12.9/km2 (33.5/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Sudzal[l] | Sudzal | 1,949 | 1,689 | +15.4% | 221.6 | 85.6 | 8.8/km2 (22.8/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Suma[m] | Suma de Hidalgo | 1,857 | 1,876 | −1.0% | 87.9 | 33.9 | 21.1/km2 (54.7/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Tahdziú | Tahdziú | 5,854 | 4,447 | +31.6% | 241.4 | 93.2 | 24.3/km2 (62.8/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Tahmek | Tahmek | 3,774 | 3,609 | +4.6% | 102.5 | 39.6 | 36.8/km2 (95.4/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Teabo | Teabo | 6,921 | 6,205 | +11.5% | 224.6 | 86.7 | 30.8/km2 (79.8/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Tecoh | Tecoh | 17,939 | 16,200 | +10.7% | 367.5 | 141.9 | 48.8/km2 (126.4/sq mi) | November 30, 1840 |
| Tekal[n] | Tekal de Venegas | 2,683 | 2,606 | +3.0% | 199.6 | 77.1 | 13.4/km2 (34.8/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Tekantó | Tekantó | 3,747 | 3,683 | +1.7% | 79.8 | 30.8 | 47.0/km2 (121.6/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Tekax | Tekax de Álvaro Obregón | 45,062 | 40,547 | +11.1% | 2,768.4 | 1,068.9 | 16.3/km2 (42.2/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Tekit | Tekit | 11,020 | 9,884 | +11.5% | 281.0 | 108.5 | 39.2/km2 (101.6/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Tekom[o] | Tekom | 3,355 | 3,100 | +8.2% | 273.1 | 105.4 | 12.3/km2 (31.8/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Telchac Pueblo | Telchac Pueblo | 3,512 | 3,557 | −1.3% | 57.9 | 22.4 | 60.7/km2 (157.1/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Telchac Puerto[p] | Telchac Puerto | 1,915 | 1,726 | +11.0% | 65.2 | 25.2 | 29.4/km2 (76.1/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Temax | Temax | 7,037 | 6,817 | +3.2% | 337.6 | 130.3 | 20.8/km2 (54.0/sq mi) | May 24, 1837 |
| Temozón | Temozón | 16,680 | 14,801 | +12.7% | 706.6 | 272.8 | 23.6/km2 (61.1/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Tepakán | Tepakán | 2,133 | 2,226 | −4.2% | 108.7 | 42.0 | 19.6/km2 (50.8/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Tetiz | Tetiz | 5,464 | 4,725 | +15.6% | 336.9 | 130.1 | 16.2/km2 (42.0/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Teya | Teya | 1,917 | 1,977 | −3.0% | 77.9 | 30.1 | 24.6/km2 (63.7/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Ticul | Ticul | 40,495 | 37,685 | +7.5% | 339.9 | 131.2 | 119.1/km2 (308.6/sq mi) | May 24, 1837 |
| Timucuy | Timucuy | 7,503 | 6,833 | +9.8% | 134.6 | 52.0 | 55.7/km2 (144.4/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Tinum | Tinum | 12,700 | 11,421 | +11.2% | 470.5 | 181.7 | 27.0/km2 (69.9/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Tixcacalcupul | Tixcacalcupul | 7,888 | 6,665 | +18.3% | 502.4 | 194.0 | 15.7/km2 (40.7/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Tixkokob | Tixkokob | 18,420 | 17,176 | +7.2% | 172.3 | 66.5 | 106.9/km2 (276.9/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Tixmehuac | Tixmehuac | 5,444 | 4,746 | +14.7% | 230.2 | 88.9 | 23.6/km2 (61.3/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Tixpéhual[q] | Tixpéhual | 5,690 | 5,388 | +5.6% | 70.9 | 27.4 | 80.3/km2 (207.9/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Tizimín | Tizimín | 80,672 | 73,138 | +10.3% | 3,884.8 | 1,499.9 | 20.8/km2 (53.8/sq mi) | April 6, 1825 |
| Tunkás | Tunkás | 3,684 | 3,464 | +6.4% | 413.2 | 159.5 | 8.9/km2 (23.1/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Tzucacab | Tzucacab | 15,346 | 14,011 | +9.5% | 765.6 | 295.6 | 20.0/km2 (51.9/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Uayma | Uayma | 4,191 | 3,782 | +10.8% | 187.7 | 72.5 | 22.3/km2 (57.8/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Ucú[r] | Ucú | 4,049 | 3,469 | +16.7% | 130.8 | 50.5 | 31.0/km2 (80.2/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Umán | Umán | 69,147 | 50,993 | +35.6% | 354.1 | 136.7 | 195.3/km2 (505.8/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Valladolid | Valladolid | 85,460 | 74,217 | +15.1% | 1,078.2 | 416.3 | 79.3/km2 (205.3/sq mi) | April 6, 1825 |
| Xocchel | Xocchel | 3,451 | 3,236 | +6.6% | 110.8 | 42.8 | 31.1/km2 (80.7/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Yaxcabá[s] | Yaxcabá | 16,350 | 14,802 | +10.5% | 1,474.2 | 569.2 | 11.1/km2 (28.7/sq mi) | November 30, 1840 |
| Yaxkukul | Yaxkukul | 3,293 | 2,868 | +14.8% | 49.5 | 19.1 | 66.5/km2 (172.3/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Yobaín | Yobaín | 2,215 | 2,137 | +3.6% | 131.8 | 50.9 | 16.8/km2 (43.5/sq mi) | July 24, 1867 |
| Yucatán | — | 2,320,898 | 1,955,577 | +18.7% | 39,524.4 | 15,260.5 | 58.7/km2 (152.1/sq mi) | — |
| Mexico | — | 126,014,024 | 112,336,538 | +12.2% | 1,960,646.7 | 757,010 | 64.3/km2 (166.5/sq mi) | — |
Notes
edit- ^ Akil was merged with Tekax in 1905–1919.[6]
- ^ Cantamayec was merged with Sotuta in 1905–1927.[6]
- ^ Dzán was merged with Ticul in 1905–1933.[6]
- ^ Dzilam de Bravo was originally incorporated as Dzilam (puerto), changing its name on December 30, 1921. It was merged with Temax from 1905-1921.[6]
- ^ Dzoncauich was merged with Temax in 1905-1928.[6]
- ^ Kaua was merged with Uayma in 1919-1922 and with Cuncunul in 1922-1935.[6]
- ^ Kopomá was merged with Maxcanú in 1905–1935.[6]
- ^ Muxupip was merged with Motul in 1905–1927.[6]
- ^ Samahil was merged with Hunucmá in 1905-1918.[6]
- ^ San Felipe was merged with Tizimín in 1905–1935.[6]
- ^ Sanahcat was merged with Sotuta in 1905-1924.[6]
- ^ Sudzal was merged with Izamal in 1905-1932.[6]
- ^ Suma was merged with Teya in 1905–1919 and with Cansahcab in 1919-1921.[6]
- ^ Tekal was merged with Izamal in 1905-1930.[6]
- ^ Tekom was merged with Valladolid in 1905–1919.[6]
- ^ Telchac Puerto was merged with Motul in 1905–1927.[6]
- ^ Tixpéhual was merged with Tixkokob in 1905-1929.[6]
- ^ Ucú was merged with Hunucmá in 1905-1925.[6]
- ^ Yaxcabá was merged with Sotuta in 1905-1923.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ a b c "México en cifras - Medio Ambiente - Yucatán" (in Spanish). INEGI. January 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (Article 115) (in Spanish). 1917. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ OECD (November 12, 2004). New Forms of Governance for Economic Development. OECD Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9264015329.
- ^ a b Mexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook. International Business Publications. 2009. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4330-7030-3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Estado de Yucatán División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. ISBN 970-13-1518-9.
- ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
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