José María Morelos Municipality
Municipality in Quintana Roo, Mexico From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
José María Morelos is one of the eleven municipalities that make up the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.
José María Morelos | |
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 Jose María Morelos municipal hall | |
 Flag  | |
 Location of Municipality in Quintana Roo | |
  José María Morelos | |
| Coordinates: 19°45′N 88°42′W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Quintana Roo |
| Municipal seat | José María Morelos |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Otto Ventura Osorio |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 6,739 km2 (2,602 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 39,165 |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 14,620 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time) |
| INEGI Code | 23006 |
| Website | www |
Like most of the Yucatan Peninsula José María Morelos is entirely flat with a gentle slope towards the sea, so from west to east.
Like the rest of the peninsula's surface the land has a limestone base that does not allow the formation of surface water flows such as rivers and streams, the water instead form flows in underground rivers that sometimes rise to the surface in cenotes. Lakes and cenotes are the major bodies of water in the municipality.
Communities
There were 129 populated localities, as well as 132 unpopulated localities enumerated during the 2010 census.
The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:[1]
| Name | Population (2010 Census) |
|---|---|
| José María Morelos | 11,750 |
| Dziuché | 2,870 |
| Sabán | 2,167 |
| Huay Max | 1,399 |
| La Presumida | 1,357 |
| X-Cabil | 1,087 |
| Kancabchén | 1,083 |
| Sacalaca | 1,010 |
| Candelaria | 963 |
| Santa Gertrudis | 899 |
| Total municipality | 36,179 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 29,604 | — |
| 2000 | 31,052 | +0.96% |
| 2005 | 32,746 | +1.07% |
| 2010 | 36,179 | +2.01% |
| Source: INEGI Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía[2] | ||
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