Felipe Carrillo Puerto Municipality
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 2009, 2019 census, the municipality's population was 83,990 inhabitants, living on an area of 13,806 square kilometres (5,331 sq mi).
Felipe Carrillo Puerto | |
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Municipality | |
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Location within Quintana Roo | |
Felipe Carrillo Puerto Location within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 19°35′N 88°03′W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Quintana Roo |
| Named for | Felipe Santiago Carrillo Puerto |
| Municipal seat | Felipe Carrillo Puerto |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | C. Gabriel Carballo Tadeo |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 13,806 km2 (5,331 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2009, 2019) | |
| • Municipality | 83,990 |
| • Density | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 41,230 |
| Demonym | Carrilloportense |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time) |
| INEGI Code | 23002 |
| Website | www |
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.
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