Tixkokob (, meaning place of poisonous snakes in
Mayan
Mayan most commonly refers to:
* Maya peoples, various indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica and northern Central America
* Maya civilization, pre-Columbian culture of Mesoamerica and northern Central America
* Mayan languages, language family spoken ...
) is a town in the Mexican state of
Yucatán
Yucatán (, also , , ; yua, Yúukatan ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Yucatán,; yua, link=no, Xóot' Noj Lu'umil Yúukatan. is one of the 31 states which comprise the federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 106 separate mun ...
, located in the north central part of the state. It is the seat of
Tixkokob Municipality and is located about 24 miles east of the city of
Mérida. As of 2005 it has a population of 10,338.
History
Prior to the Spanish conquest of Yucatán, this area belonged to the chieftainship of Ceh-Pech. There is no record of the founding date of the population and its earliest reference is from the year 1549.
In 1867, by decree of the
Congress of Yucatán
The Congress of the State of Yucatán (Spanish: ''Congreso del Estado de Yucatán''), or simply the Congress of Yucatán, is the legislative branch of the government of the State of Yucatán. The Congress is the governmental deliberative body of Y ...
it received the category of town. In 1914 it was given city status, but a few months after this decree was repealed and returned to the status of town. It has been the municipal seat since 1918.
References
Populated places in Yucatán
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