Dzán Municipality


Dzán Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 61.31 km2 of land and is located roughly 95 km south of the city of Mérida.

History

The exact founding date of the town is unknown, although it predates the Spanish conquest. During the colonial period, Dzán was incorporated into the encomienda system. The regions encompassing Dzán and Muna Municipality were combined at the time of encomienda. The first encomendero was Castilla in 1549, followed by Alonso Rosado and Diego Rosado. By 1607, the encomienda was under the control of Pedro Rosado.
Yucatán declared independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, and in 1825, the area was allocated to the high sierra partition of Ticul Municipality. It was established as an independent municipality in 1932.

Governance

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

Communities

The head of the municipality is Dzán, Yucatán. There are 4 populated areas of the municipality. The significant populations are shown below:
CommunityPopulation
Entire Municipality 4,941
Dzán4587 in 2005

Local festivals

Every year from 6 to 14 September is the Festival of Cristo de San Román.

Tourist attractions