Kanasín Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “tense or strongly tightened”) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (72.81 km2) of land and located roughly 5 km east of the city of Mérida.

[2] Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825, Kanasín was established as head of its own municipality.

The town council has nine councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of policing and neighborhoods, public works, health and ecology, education, culture and sports, public monuments, parks and gardens, transportation, and nomenclature.

It is responsible for budgeting and expenditures and producing all required reports for all branches of the municipal administration.

They are tasked with enforcing regulations, distributing materials and administering rulings of general compliance issued by the council.