Yobaín Municipality

Yobaín
Municipality
Principal Church of Yobaín, Yucatán Principal Church of Yobaín, Yucatán
Region 4 Litoral centro #106
Yobaín Location of the Municipality in Mexico
Coordinates:
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Government
• Type	2012–2015
• Municipal President	Adonay Avilés Sierra
Area
• Total	81.75 km2 (31.56 sq mi)
Elevation	4 m (13 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,137
Time zone	Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
INEGI Code	009
Major Airport	Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport
IATA Code	MID
ICAO Code	MMMD
Website	Official Website

Yobaín Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “above crocodiles”) is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (81.75 km²) of land and located roughly 70 km northeast of the city of Mérida.

History

Before the arrival of the Spanish, the area belonged to the chieftainship of Ah Kin Chel. After the conquest the area became part of the encomienda system. Between 1545 and 1555 the Spanish founded this town and established Don Galiano as one of the first encomenderos.

Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825, the area was assigned to the Temax Municipality. It was designated as its own municipality in 1918.

Governance

The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of culture, public works, and nomenclature.

Communities

The head of the municipality is Yobaín, Yucatán. The other populated areas of the municipality include Chabihau, Chántul, Chúmhabim, Kayac, Santa Ana, Santa Ursula, and Tzémul . The significant populations are shown below:

Community	Population
Entire Municipality (2010)	2,137
Chabihau	278 in 2005
Yobaín	1768 in 2005

Local festivals

Every year on 10 August the town holds a celebration for its patron saint, San Lorenzo.

Tourist attractions

• Church of San Lorenzo, built in the seventeenth century and restored around 1914