Bacalar | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 41,754 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Seat |
Population Blank1: | 12,527 |
Area Total Km2: | 6,059 |
Leader Name: | José Alfredo Contreras Méndez |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipal seat and largest city |
Utc Offset: | −5 |
Established Date: | February 2, 2011 |
Blank Name Sec1: | INEGI Code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 23010 |
Bacalar is one of the eleven municipalities of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The municipal seat and most populous town is the eponymous Bacalar. The municipality was formed on February 2, 2011, when it separated from the Municipality of Othón P. Blanco.
As 2020, Bacalar Municipality had a population of 41,754 inhabitants. Bacalar, the municipal seat, had a population of 12,527. Other localities include Limones (2,739 hab.), Maya Balam (2,675 hab.), Los Divorciados (1,249) and Reforma (1,213 hab.)[1] .