Felipe Carrillo Puerto Municipality

Felipe Carrillo Puerto
Felipe Carrillo Puerto
	Municipality
; Flag	; Logo
	; Location within Quintana Roo
	Felipe Carrillo Puerto Location within Mexico
	Coordinates: 19°35′N 88°03′W / 19.583°N 88.050°WCoordinates: 19°35′N 88°03′W / 19.583°N 88.050°W
Country	Mexico
State	Quintana Roo
Named for	Felipe Carrillo Puerto
Municipal seat	Felipe Carrillo Puerto
Government
• Municipal President	C. Gabriel Carballo Tadeo
Area[1]
• Municipality	13,806 km2 (5,331 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population (2014)
• Municipality	81,742
• Density	5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
• Urban	41,230
Demonym(s)	Carrilloportense
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time)
INEGI Code	23002
Website	www.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 2014 census, the municipality's population was 81,742 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.

Communities

There were 216 populated localities (localidades) enumerated during the 2010 census, in addition to 167 unpopulated localities. The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:^[2]

Map of the Municipality of Felipe Carrillo Puerto

Name	Population (2010 census)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto	25,744
Tihosuco	4,994
Chunhuhub	4,644
Señor	3,095
Tepich	2,753
Noh-Bec	2,045
X-Hazil Sur	1,422
X-Pichil	1,470
Polyuc	1,226
Dzulá	1,223
Santa Rosa Segundo	1,068
Presidente Juárez	1,004
X-Yatil	945
Laguna Kaná	914
Yaxley	600
Altamirano	574
Total municipality	75,026

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1995	56,001	—
2000	60,365	+1.51%
2005	65,373	+1.61%
2010	75,026	+2.79%
Source: INEGI Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía^[3]

Archaeological landmarks

Muyil

Media

XENKA-AM, a government-run indigenous community radio station, is based in Felipe Carrillo Puerto.

References

↑ Quintana Roo Archived 2014-10-14 at the Wayback Machine. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
1 2 2010 census tables: INEGI Archived May 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ INEGI. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Censo de Población y Vivienda 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010. Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine.

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[1] Quintana Roo Archived 2014-10-14 at the Wayback Machine. Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

[inegi-2] 1 2 2010 census tables: INEGI Archived May 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.

[3] INEGI. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Censo de Población y Vivienda 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010. Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine.