Municipalities of Quintana Roo

Map of Mexico with Quintana Roo highlighted

Map of Mexico with Quintana Roo highlighted

Quintana Roo is a state in southeast Mexico. It was established from the federal territory of Quintana Roo in 1974 with seven municipalities, which has since grown into eleven municipalities. According to the 2020 INEGI census, it has the twenty-fourth largest population of all states with Template:Nts inhabitants and is the 19th largest by land area spanning Template:Convert.<ref name="census2020"/><ref name="Landarea"> Template:Cite web</ref>

Municipalities in Quintana Roo are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.<ref name="constitution">Template:Cite act</ref> Their legal framework derives from the state Constitution.<ref>Template:Cite act</ref> Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system. The president heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.<ref name="Mexicolaws">Template:Cite book</ref> They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than locally.<ref name="Mexicolaws" />

As of 2020, the largest municipality by population is Benito Juárez with 911,503 residents while the smallest is Isla Mujeres with 22,686 residents.<ref name="census2020" /> The largest municipality by land area is Felipe Carrillo Puerto which spans Template:Convert, and the smallest is Cozumel with Template:Convert.<ref name=Landarea /> The newest municipality is Puerto Morelos which was created out of Benito Juárez in 2016.<ref name=PuertoMorelos>Template:Cite act</ref>

Municipalities

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Map of municipalities of Quintana Roo. 1: Cozumel. 2: Felipe Carrillo Puerto. 3: Isla Mujeres. 4: Othón P. Blanco. 5: Benito Juárez. 6: José María Morelos. 7: Lázaro Cárdenas. 8: Solidaridad. 9: Tulum. 10: Bacalar. 11: Puerto Morelos.

• Largest municipalities in Quintana Roo by population
• Aerial photograph of Cancun beach and buildings
  Benito Juárez, the municipality containing Cancún, is the largest municipality by population in Quintana Roo.
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  Solidaridad, second largest municipality by population
• Chetumal shoreline
  Othón P. Blanco is the third largest municipality by population and contains the state capital.
• Shoreline and houses in Cozumel
  Cozumel is the fourth largest municipality by population.

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Name	Municipal seat	Population (2020)<ref name="census2020">Template:Cite web</ref>	Population (2010)<ref name="census2010">Template:Cite web</ref>	Change	Land area<ref name="Landarea" />		Population density (2020)	Incorporation date<ref name=dates>Template:Cite book</ref>
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Bacalar<ref group="lower-alpha">Bacalar previously existed as a municipality from 1825 to 1929<ref name=dates/> and was recreated in 2011 from the territory of Othón P. Blanco.<ref name="Bacalar"/></ref>	Bacalar	41,754	Template:Sdash	Template:Sdash	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts<ref name="Bacalar">Template:Cite news</ref>
Benito Juárez	Cancún	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cozumel	San Miguel de Cozumel	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Felipe Carrillo Puerto<ref group="lower-alpha">Felipe Carrilo Puerto was originally incorporated as Santa Cruz, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref name=dates/></ref>	Felipe Carrillo Puerto	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Isla Mujeres	Isla Mujeres	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
José María Morelos	José María Morelos	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Lázaro Cárdenas	Kantunilkín	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Othón P. Blanco<ref group="lower-alpha">Othón P. Blanco was originally incorporated as Payo Obispo, changing its name on Template:Dts.<ref name=dates/></ref>	ChetumalTemplate:Dagger	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Puerto Morelos	Puerto Morelos	26,921	Template:Sdash	Template:Sdash	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts<ref name=PuertoMorelos/>
Solidaridad	Playa del Carmen	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tulum	Tulum	Template:Change	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	Template:Dts<ref name="noticaribe">Template:Cite web</ref>
Quintana Roo	—	Template:Change	Template:Nts	Template:Convert	Template:Pop density	—
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