Bacalar Municipality

Bacalar
Municipality
Bacalar
Coordinates: 18°41′N 88°24′W / 18.683°N 88.400°W / 18.683; -88.400Coordinates: 18°41′N 88°24′W / 18.683°N 88.400°W / 18.683; -88.400
Country Mexico
State Quintana Roo
Established 2 February 2011
Municipal seat Bacalar
Government
  Municipal President José Alfredo Contreras Méndez
Area
  Total 7,161.1 km2 (2,764.9 sq mi)
Population (2010)
  Total 32,000
  Density 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-5 (Southeast (US Eastern))
INEGI Code 23010
Website www.bacalar.gob.mx

Bacalar is one of the ten 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.

Major communities

The 2010 census enumerated 57 populated localities.

Name2010 Census Population
Bacalar11,048
Limones2,535
Maya Balam2,018
Pedro Antonio Santos497
Total municipality32,759
Bacalar Fort

References


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