Bacalar Municipality

Bacalar
Top: San Joaquín Church; Middle: Fortess of San Felipe, Chacchoben Archaeological Zone; Bottom: Cenote Azul, Lake Bacalar
Coat of arms of Bacalar
Location of Bacalar in Quintana Roo.
Location of Bacalar in Quintana Roo.
CountryMexico
StateQuintana Roo
Municipal seat and largest cityBacalar
Government
 • MayorJosé Alfredo Contreras Méndez (MORENA)
Area
 • Total
6,059 km2 (2,339 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
41,754
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Seat
12,527
Time zoneUTC−5 (Southeast (US Eastern))
INEGI Code23010

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.