Cansahcab Municipality

Cansahcab
—  Municipality  —
Cansahcab
Coordinates: 21°10′N 89°06′W / 21.167°N 89.1°W / 21.167; -89.1Coordinates: 21°10′N 89°06′W / 21.167°N 89.1°W / 21.167; -89.1
Country	Mexico
State	Yucatán
Government
– Type	2007-2010
– Municipal President[1]	Paulino Ek Chan
Area
– Total	146.9 km2 (56.7 sq mi)
	[1]
Elevation[1]	6 m (20 ft)
Population (2005 [2][3])
– Total	4,738
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

Cansahcab (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “Place of the four white caves”) is a small (146.90 km²)^[1] municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatan located roughly 50 km southeast of the Merida. The population of Cansahcab is between 4500 and 5000^[1], with much of its adult male population working in the United States. Economic activity in Cansahcab is quite minimal; the town subsists largely on remittances sent by family members working abroad.^{[citation needed]}

Communities

The municipality is made up of 10 communities the most significant include:^[1]

• Cansahcab (Municipal Seat)
• Santa María
• San Antonio Xiat

Local Festivals

Every year from September 14 – 16th Cansahcab holds an annual fair or “fiesta del pueblo” during which an impromptu bullfighting ring is set up to host much of the festivities which include a charreria, bullfighting and folkloric dancing.

Notables

Notable locals include General Teodosio Canto who was governor of the state of Yucatan from 1882-1886.^[1]

External links

• Link to short article and set of photos taken in Cansahcab

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Nuestros municipios - Cansahcab". http://www.yucatan.gob.mx/estado/municipios/31009a.htm#. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 
2. ^ "Encyclopedia of the Municipalities of Mexico: Yucatan". http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_yucatan. Retrieved 2009-11-01. 
3. ^ Census Results by Locality, 2005 INEGI.