Felipe Carrillo Puerto Municipality Explained

Official Name:Felipe Carrillo Puerto
Settlement Type:Municipality
Flag Size:120x80px
Blank Emblem Size:100x80px
Pushpin Map:Mexico
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Mexico
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Seat Type:Municipal seat
Seat:Felipe Carrillo Puerto
Leader Title:Municipal President
Leader Name:C. Gabriel Carballo Tadeo
Area Total Km2:13806
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:41230
Population Demonym:Carrilloportense
Timezone:Eastern Standard Time
Utc Offset:-5
Coordinates:19.5833°N -91°W
Elevation M:20
Blank Name Sec1:INEGI Code
Blank Info Sec1:23002

Felipe Carrillo Puerto (or simply Carrillo Puerto) is a municipality in the south-central part of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The municipal seat is the city of the same name. It was named after the assassinated local politician Felipe Carrillo Puerto. According to the census, the municipality's population was inhabitants, living on an area of .[2]

The municipality borders Tulum Municipality to the north, Othón P. Blanco to the south, José María Morelos to the west, as well as Valladolid, Chichimilá, and Tixcacalcupul in the state of Yucatán to the northwest.

Communities

There were 216 populated localities (localidades) enumerated during the 2010 census, in addition to 167 unpopulated localities. The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:[2]

Name Population
(2010 census)
25,744
4,994
4,644
3,095
2,753
2,045
1,422
X-Pichil 1,470
Polyuc 1,226
Dzulá 1,223
Santa Rosa Segundo 1,068
Presidente Juárez 1,004
X-Yatil 945
Laguna Kaná 914
Yaxley600
574
Total municipality 75,026

Archaeological landmarks

Media

XENKA-AM, a government-run indigenous community radio station, is based in Felipe Carrillo Puerto.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_qroo Quintana Roo
  2. http://mapserver.inegi.org.mx/mgn2k/?s=geo&c=1223 2010 census tables: INEGI