Chetumal

This article is about the modern city in Mexico. For the Postclassic Maya province, see Chetumal Province. For the archaeological site proposed as the location of the Postclassic Maya city of Chetumal, see Santa Rita, Corozal.
Chetumal
Chactemàal (Yucatec Maya)
From the top to the left: Parque de los Caimanes, Monumento al Renacimiento, Faro, Catedral, Torre del Reloj y Monumento militar, Vista aérea, Alegoría del mestizaje, Congreso de Quintana Roo and Dos Mulas beach
From the top to the left: Parque de los Caimanes, Monumento al Renacimiento, Faro, Catedral, Torre del Reloj y Monumento militar, Vista aérea, Alegoría del mestizaje, Congreso de Quintana Roo and Dos Mulas beach
Official logo of Chetumal
Emblem of Othón P. Blanco
Chetumal is located in Quintana Roo
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Location in Mexico
Chetumal is located in Mexico
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Chetumal (Mexico)
Coordinates: 18°30′13″N 88°18′19″W / 18.50361°N 88.30528°W / 18.50361; -88.30528
CountryMexico
StateQuintana Roo
MunicipalityOthón P. Blanco
FoundedMay 5, 1898 (Othon P. Blanco)
Current site1898
Government
 • MayorGregorio Hernán Pastrana
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total169,028
 • Demonym
Chetumaleño(a)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
Postal code
77000
Area code(s)983, 912
Websitewww.chetumal.gob.mx

Chetumal (UK: /ˌtʃɛtʊˈmɑːl/,[1] US: /ˌtʃeɪtuˈ-/,[2][3] Spanish: [tʃetuˈmal] ⓘ; Yucatec Maya: Chactemàal [tɕʰaktʰe̞mɐː˨˩l], lit. '"Place of the Red Wood"') is a city on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. It is the capital of the state of Quintana Roo and the municipal seat of the Municipality of Othón P. Blanco. In 2020 it had a population of 169,028 people.[4]

The city is situated on the western side of Chetumal Bay, near the mouth of the Río Hondo. Chetumal is an important port for the region and operates as Mexico's main trading gateway with the neighboring country of Belize. Goods are transported via a road connecting Chetumal with Belize City to the south, and also via coastal merchant ships. There is a commercial airport, Chetumal International Airport, with airline service. Because of its location on the Caribbean coastline, it is vulnerable to tropical cyclones; Hurricane Janet and Hurricane Dean, both Category 5 storms, made landfall near Chetumal in 1955 and 2007 respectively.[5]

  1. ^ "Chetumal". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-07-27.
  2. ^ "Chetumal". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Chetumal". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. ^ "INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Tabulados del Cuestionario Básico – Quintana Roo" [INEGI. 2020 Population and Housing Census. Basic Questionnaire Tabulations – Quintana Roo] (Excel) (in Spanish). INEGI. 2020. pp. 1–4. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. ^ Carrillo, Manuel. Dean pummels Mexican resorts[dead link], Reuters Canada, 2007-08-21. Accessed 2007-08-21.