Sucilá Municipality

Sucilá Municipality (Spanish pronunciation: [sukiˈla], Yucatec Maya: "zacate (grass) water")[4] is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing 256.76 km2 (99.14 sq mi) of land and is located roughly 150 kilometres (93 mi) northeast of the city of Mérida.

[2] There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but before the conquest, it was part of the chieftainship of Cupules.

[2] Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821, and in 1825 the area was assigned to the Tizimín Municipality.

[2] As with other areas of the state, Sucilá was depopulated during the Caste War of Yucatán.

The significant populations are shown below:[2] Every year from 2 to 10 September there is a festival in honor of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary.