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José María Morelos
Municipality
Jose María Morelos municipal hall
Jose María Morelos municipal hall
Flag of José María Morelos
Flag
Official logo of José María Morelos
Location of Municipality in Quintana Roo
Location of Municipality in Quintana Roo
CountryMexico
StateQuintana Roo
Municipal seatJosé María Morelos
Government
 • Municipal PresidentOtto Ventura Osorio
Area
 • Municipality6,739 km2 (2,602 sq mi)
Elevation
31 m (102 ft)
Population
 (2010, 2019)[1]
 • Municipality39,165
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Urban
14,620
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central Standard Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (Central Daylight Time)
INEGI Code23006
Websitewww.josemariamorelos.gob.mx

José María Morelos is one of the ten municipalities that make up the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.

Geography

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 thepeninsula'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 centotes 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]

Map of Jose Maria Morelos
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

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% 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]

References

  1. ^ a b 2010 census tables: INEGI
  2. ^ INEGI. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Censo de Población y Vivienda 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010.
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