| Official Name: | Chacsinkín |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the Municipality in Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Yucatán |
| Government Type: | 2012–2015[1] |
| Leader Title: | Municipal President |
| Leader Name: | Gloria Jesús Mukul Borges[2] |
| Established Title: | Mexico Ind. |
| Established Date: | 1821 |
| Established Title2: | Yucatán Est. |
| Established Date2: | 1824 |
| Area Total Km2: | 158.40 |
| Population As Of: | 2010[3] |
| Population Total: | 2,818 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Demonym |
| Population Blank1: | Umanense |
| Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | Central Daylight Time |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 20.1725°N -89.0161°W |
| Elevation M: | 33 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | INEGI Code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 016 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Major Airport |
| Blank Info Sec2: | Merida (Manuel Crescencio Rejón) International Airport |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | IATA Code |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | MID |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | ICAO Code |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | MMMD |
| Footnotes: | Municipalities of Yucatán |
Chacsinkín Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "firewood reddened by time or plant of the red flowers") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (158.40 km2) of land and is located roughly southeast of the city of Mérida.[2]
There is no accurate data on when the town was founded, but it was a settlement before the conquest and a part of the chieftainship of Tutul Xiú. After colonization, the area became part of the encomienda system with Lorenzo de Ávila Carranza and Isabel de la Cerda serving as Spanish; Castilian: encomenderos in 1704.[2]
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821,[2] and in 1825 the area was assigned to the High Sierra partition with headquarters in Tekax Municipality. In 1867, it was moved to the jurisdiction of the Peto Municipality.[4] It was transferred again to the Tzucacab Municipality in 1910 and finally became its own municipality in 1918.[2]
The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of public works, education and health, recruitment and potable water.[5]
The Municipal Council administers the business of the municipality. It is responsible for budgeting and expenditures and producing all required reports for all branches of the municipal administration. Annually it determines educational standards for schools.
The Police Commissioners ensure public order and safety. They are tasked with enforcing regulations, distributing materials and administering rulings of general compliance issued by the council.
The head of the municipality is Chacsinkín, Yucatán. The municipality has 10 populated places besides the seat including Chimay Mul, Sabacché, Sisbic, Xbox and X-cohil. The significant populations are shown below:[2]
| Community | Population |
|---|---|
| Entire Municipality (2010) | 2,818 |
| Chacsinkín | 2300 in 2005[6] |
| 209 in 2005[7] | |
Every year on 12 June, there is a festival in honor of Saint Anthony of Padua.[2]