Puerto Morelos | |
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 Puerto Morelos plaza | |
  Puerto Morelos  Puerto Morelos | |
| Coordinates: 20°51′13″N 86°52′31″W / 20.8536°N 86.8753°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Quintana Roo |
| Municipality | Puerto Morelos |
| Named for | José María Morelos |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francisco Mendoza Reyna |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
| • Total | 19,202 |
| Demonym | Puertomorelense |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time) |
| Postal Code | 77580 |
| Area code | 998 |
| Website | www |
Puerto Morelos (Spanish pronunciation: ['pweɾto mo'ɾelos]) is a municipality, town, and seaport in Quintana Roo, Mexico's easternmost state, on the Yucatán Peninsula. The town is located in the northeast of the state, about 36 km (22 mi) south of the resort city of Cancún, and about 30 km (19 mi) north of the city of Playa del Carmen.
Puerto Morelos merged with the village of Leona Vicario on December 6, 2015, to become the 11th municipality in Quintana Roo, separating from its former municipality of Benito Juarez.
- ^ "México en cifras". January 2016.