Abalá
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Church of Abalá, Yucatán
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Region 2 Noroeste #001
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  Abalá Location of the Municipality in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 20°38′48″N 89°40′47″W / 20.64667°N 89.67972°W / 20.64667; -89.67972 | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Yucatán |
| Government | |
| • Type |  2012–2015[1] |
| • Municipal President | Jose Candelario Ac Canche[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 301.45 km2 (116.39 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,976 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time) |
| INEGI Code | 001 |
| Major Airport | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| IATA Code | MID |
| ICAO Code | MMMD |
Abalá Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “Place of the plum juice”) is a municipality in the Mexican stateofYucatán containing (301.45 km2) of land and located roughly 50 km south of the city of Mérida.
After the conquest, during the colonial period, the Municipality of Abalá was founded as an encomienda first for Francisco de Montejo the Younger in 1549 and then in 1607 for Juan de Montejo Maldonado. The right to press the natives into labor then passed in 1632 to Conde-Duque of San Lucas, in 1633 to the Countess of Olivares, in 1699 to Mariana de Guzmán Duchess of Medina Cidoña, and in 1727 to Doña Josefa Díaz Bolio who had control of 211 Indians.[1]
In the modern era, the haciendas Maxal y Kambriche became part of the Muna Municipality on 18 April 1902.
On 20 January 1926, the cocoa farm and ranch Yaxcopoil are incorporated into the town of Umán but a decade later on 17 January 1936, the cocoa farm was restored to Abalá municipality.[1]
The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. Four aldermen—Secretary, public works, nomenclature, and ecology—also serve on the town council.[5]
The municipality is made up of 7 communities:
| Community | Population |
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| Entire Municipality (2010) | 6,356[6] |
| Abalá | 1797 in 2005[7] |
| Cacao | 261 in 2005[8] |
| Mucuyché | 454 in 2005[9] |
| Peba | 275 in 2005[10] |
| Sihunchén | 336 in 2005[11] |
| Temozón | 716 in 2005[12] |
| Uayalceh | 2122 in 2005[13] |
Every year from 10 to 17 May, Abalá holds a fiesta celebrating the Virgin Mary.[1]
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