| Official Name: | Kaua |
| 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: | Edgar René Perera Caamal[2] |
| Established Title: | Mexico Ind. |
| Established Date: | 1821 |
| Established Title2: | Yucatán Est. |
| Established Date2: | 1824 |
| Area Total Km2: | 214.60 |
| Population As Of: | 2010[3] |
| Population Total: | 2,761 |
| 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: | 20.6192°N -88.4156°W |
| Elevation M: | 26 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | INEGI Code |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 043 |
| 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 |
Kaua Municipality (Yucatec Maya: "is it bitter?") is a municipality in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (214.60 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. After colonization, the area became part of the encomienda system with various encomenderos, beginning in 1544 with Juan de la Cruz, passing in 1607 to Juan Gil de la Cruz and Tomé Gil de la Cruz, to Ignacio de Escalante Barroto in 1663[4] and to Diego Escalante from 1700 to 1750.[2]
Yucatán declared its independence from the Spanish Crown in 1821 and in 1825 the area was assigned to the Valladolid Municipality. In 1928 the area became its own municipality.[2]
The municipal president is elected for a three-year term. The town council has four councilpersons, who serve as Secretary and councilors of sports, ecology and education.[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 Kaua, Yucatán. The municipality has 12 populated places besides the seat including Chan Dzonot, Dzeal, Dzibiac, Haimil, Kankab, Knoh, San Nicolás, San Román, Tzcal, Xkoben, X'lapxul and Xuxcab. The significant populations are shown below:[2]
| Community | Population |
|---|---|
| Entire Municipality (2010) | 2,761 |
| Dzeal | 256 in 2005[6] |
| Kaua | 2157 in 2005[7] |
Every year on 8 December the town celebrates the feast of Virgin of the Conception.[2]