Timucuy Municipality
Timucuy Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “place of the dove (divine hen)”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (63.15 km2) of land and located roughly 25 km southeast of the city of Mérida.At colonization, Timucuy became part of the encomienda system, with a series of encomenderos including Pedro Álvarez in 1549, Gaspar Juárez de Ávila in 1565 and Gertrudis Marín in 1724.On 24 July 1867, Timucuy was established as a town within the jurisdiction of Acanceh Municipality.The president appoints Councilpersons to serve on the board for three year terms, as the Secretary and councilors of street lighting, ecology and parks and public gardens.The largest populated areas are shown below:[2] Every year from the 10 to 15 of April is a fair featuring regional dancing.