Isla Mujeres (municipality)

Isla Mujeres
Municipality

Municipal hall on Isla Mujeres

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Isla Mujeres

Location within Mexico

Coordinates: 21°14′N 86°44′W / 21.233°N 86.733°W / 21.233; -86.733Coordinates: 21°14′N 86°44′W / 21.233°N 86.733°W / 21.233; -86.733
Country Mexico
State Quintana Roo
Municipal seat Isla Mujeres
Government
  Municipal President[1] Hugo Sánchez Montalvo
Area[2]
  Municipality 1,100 km2 (400 sq mi)
Elevation 1 m (3 ft)
Population (2010)
  Municipality 16,203
  Urban 15,295
Time zone CST (UTC−6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−5)
INEGI Code 23003
Website islamujeres.gob.mx

Isla Mujeres (Spanish pronunciation: ['izla mu'xeɾes], Spanish for Island of the Women) is one of the ten municipalities of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, on the Yucatán Peninsula. Most of the municipality is located on the mainland in the northeastern corner of the state. Its municipal seat, also called Isla Mujeres, is a small town situated on the island from which it takes its name, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of Cancún in the Caribbean Sea. It is the easternmost municipal seat in Mexico. In the 2010 census, the town had a population of 16,203 inhabitants.[3]

Towns and villages

The municipality consists of a total of 143 localities. The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:[3]

Map of the Municipality
Name Population
(2010 Census)
Isla Mujeres
12,642
Zona Urbana Ejido Isla Mujeres
2,653
Francisco May
223
Punta Sam
30
Total municipality 16,203

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1995 8,750    
2000 11,313+5.27%
2005 13,315+3.31%
2010 16,203+4.00%
Source: INEGI Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía[4]

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