Official Name: | Felipe Carrillo Puerto |
Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Mexico |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Quintana Roo |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Felipe Carrillo Puerto |
Leader Title: | Municipal President |
Leader Name: | Gabriel Carballo |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 25744 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Carrilloportense |
Timezone: | Eastern Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Coordinates: | 19.5786°N -88.0453°W |
Elevation M: | 20 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Felipe Carrillo Puerto is the municipal seat and largest city in Felipe Carrillo Puerto Municipality in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 25,744 persons, mostly of Maya descent.[1] The Sian Kaʼan Biosphere Reserve lies just east of the city.
The city of Felipe Carrillo Puerto was founded in 1850 by independent Maya people during the Caste War of Yucatán under the name Chan Santa Cruz. After it was conquered by Mexican Federal Army troops in 1901, it was renamed "Santa Cruz del Bravo" before acquiring its present name.