Felipe Carrillo Puerto Municipality

Felipe Carrillo Puerto
Official logo of Felipe Carrillo Puerto
Location within Quintana Roo
Location within Quintana Roo
Felipe Carrillo Puerto is located in Mexico
Felipe Carrillo Puerto
Felipe Carrillo Puerto
Location within Mexico
Coordinates: 19°35′N 88°03′W / 19.583°N 88.050°W / 19.583; -88.050
CountryMexico
StateQuintana Roo
Named forFelipe Santiago Carrillo Puerto
Municipal seatFelipe Carrillo Puerto
Government
 • Municipal PresidentC. Gabriel Carballo Tadeo
Area
 • Municipality13,806 km2 (5,331 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2009, 2019)
 • Municipality83,990
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Urban
41,230
DemonymCarrilloportense
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time)
INEGI Code23002
Websitewww.felipecarrillopuerto.gob.mx

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).[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.

  1. ^ Quintana Roo Archived 2014-10-14 at the Wayback Machine Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
  2. ^ 2010 census tables: INEGI Archived May 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine