Municipalities of Quintana Roo
The Mexican State of Quintana Roo is made up of 10 municipalities (municipios). Tulum and Bacalar are the newest municipalities.[1] The state was created from the Quintana Roo Territory in 1974 with seven municipios. Solidaridad was formed in 1993 by act of the Congress of Quintana Roo. Tulum was split off from Solidaridad in March 2008.[2] Bacalar was split off from Othón P. Blanco in February 2011.[1]
While the population figures below are from 2010,[3] they have been adjusted for the creation of the municipality of Bacalar in 2011.
| INEGI code | Municipality | Municipal seat | Population (2010)[4][3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23001 | Cozumel | San Miguel de Cozumel | 79,535 |
| 23002 | Felipe Carrillo Puerto | Felipe Carrillo Puerto | 75,026 |
| 23003 | Isla Mujeres | Isla Mujeres | 16,203 |
| 23004 | Othón P. Blanco | Chetumal | 244,553 |
| 23005 | Benito Juárez | Cancún | 661,176 |
| 23006 | José María Morelos | José María Morelos | 36,179 |
| 23007 | Lázaro Cárdenas | Kantunilkín | 25,333 |
| 23008 | Solidaridad | Playa del Carmen | 159,310 |
| 23009 | Tulum | Tulum | 28,263 |
| 23010 | Bacalar | Bacalar | 11,084 |
References
- 1 2 Silvia Hernández (February 2, 2011). "Bacalar, el décimo municipio de Q. Roo". El Universal. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
- ↑ "Discuten por nuevo municipio - Riviera Maya" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2011-04-16.
- 1 2 "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010". Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ↑ "Discuten por nuevo municipio". Retrieved 2009-11-05.
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