Dzidzantún is a town in

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in the northeastern Yucatan, which serves as the headquarters of the municipio or administrative unit of the Dzidzantún Municipality.

Geography

This town is in the coastal region known as the northern

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. It falls within the parallel 21° 12' and 21° 23' latitude north and between 88° 57' and 89° 04' west longitude and has an average height of 4 meters. It is bounded on the north by the

, south to the cities of

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and Cansahcab, east to the town of Dzilam Gonzalez and to the west of the town of Yobaín.

Climate

Demographics

As of 2020, there were 8,345 people residing in the town. Of the total population, 50.5% (4,211) were male and 49.5% (4,134) were female. The largest age ranges were 15 to 19 years old (676 inhabitants; 8.1%), 45 to 49 years old (627 inhabitants; 7.5%), and 20 to 24 years old (621 inhabitants; 7.4%). In the town, 416 inhabitants (5.0%) speak indigenous languages with 414 inhabitants speaking Maya and 2 inhabitants speaking Mam.

History

Before the Spanish conquest, the site where the town of Dzidzantún now stands was part of the lands under the chieftainship of

Ah Kin Chel Ah Kin Chel was the name of a Maya chiefdom or Kuchkabal of the northern Yucatán Peninsula, before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century. Ah Kin Chel was founded with the capital at Tecoh in 1441 by Mo-Chel when the Leag ...

. After the area was conquered by the Spaniards, an

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was established in 1549, granting Hernán Muñoz Vaquiano use over the lands in the area in exchange for taking care of the indigenous people who lived here. Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825, the town was assigned to the

Temax Municipality Temax Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “place of monkeys”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing of land and located roughly northeast of the city of Mérida. History It is unknown which chieftainship ...

. In 1918, the Dzidzantún Municipality was created, with the town of Dzidzantún as the headquarters of the administration.

Festivals and culture

Festivals observed in the town include: * Festivities in honor of Santa Clara, taking place in January. * June 10–13, a festival in honor of

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, patron of the people. * August 8–14, a festival in honor of Santa Clara, patron of the people (August 11). During festivals, it is the custom for women to use simple Huipil, highlighting the embroidered square neck and cutting edge clothing. This is placed over the shaft, which is subject to a ripple bottom half at the waist with a girdle of the same fabric; fitted sandals and sun protection are covered with a shawl. Farmers, especially the elderly, are dressed in baggy trousers, blankets, raw abotonada front shirts, apron Cotia and straw hats. For major events and Vaquerías women wear a Terno dress, made of fine fabrics, lace and embroidery generally made by hand in a cross stitch. This is supplemented with long gold chains, earrings, coral beads or watermark rebozo and Santa Maria. The men wear white trousers made of straight cut

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fine cloth, hats, sandals and Jipijapa, as well as the traditional red scarf bandana popularly known as essential to the

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dance.

Photo gallery

Image:Dzidzantún, Yucatán (02).JPG, Principal Park of Dzidzantún Image:Dzidzantún, Yucatán (03).JPG, Principal Church of Dzidzantún Image:Dzidzantún, Yucatán (04).JPG, Dzidzantún Municipal Market Image:Dzidzantún, Yucatán (05).JPG, Dzidzantún Casa Ejidal

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dzidzantun Populated places in Yucatán