Benito Juárez is one of the eleven municipalities of the

Mexican state A Mexican State (), officially the Free and Sovereign State (), is a constituent federative entity of Mexico according to the Constitution of Mexico. Currently there are 31 states, each with its own constitution, government, state governor, a ...

Quintana Roo Quintana Roo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, constitute the 32 administrative divisions of Mexico, federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into municipalities of ...

. Most of its population reside in the municipal seat,

Cancún Cancún is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, located in southeast Mexico on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. It is a significant tourist destination in Mexico and the seat of the municipality of Benito J ...

. It is named after the 19th century

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and statesman

Benito Juárez Benito Pablo Juárez García (; 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a Mexican politician, military commander, and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in office in 1872. A Zapotec peoples, Zapotec, he w ...

Geography

Benito Juárez is located in the north of the state with the

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as its eastern border. It borders on the municipalities of Isla Mujeres to the north, Puerto Morelos to the south, and

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to the west. The municipality covers an area which is 3.72% of the territory of the state.

Communities

The 2020 census enumerated 295 populated localities and 272 unpopulated localities. The largest are as follows: Benito Juarez QR localidades

Puerto Juárez, the primary location of the original population of the area before the founding of the city of

, was considered a separate location from 1960 until 1990, when it was abolished as such and incorporated as one of Cancún's districts.

History

The Mayan culture occupied the territory and they are still subsisting. In Cancún are different types of archeological monuments like "Ruinas de el Rey". At the time the town of Cancún was founded (1902) the majority of its business activity was the production and export gum and "palo de tinte". They transported it to Puerto Morelos for the translation to Cozumel and from there it was exported to other countries. After World War II gum production dropped. In the 1960s, other commercial activities were started. In the 1960s the "island of Cancún" was only occupied at certain times of the year, however by 1974 the first hotel was opened in what is now known as the Hotel Zone. This was also the year Quintana Roo that was recognized as a state. At the time Benito Juarez was founded, it was part the Isla Mujeres territory and received municipality status one year later in 1975. In 2016, the municipality of Puerto Morelos was split off from Benito Juárez.

Demographics

Economy

The principal businesses in this municipality are hotels, restaurants, travel agencies and tourist transportation. Economic activities: * Primary……………….3.7% (agriculture, hunting, fishing) * Secondary…………….6.0% (manufacturing, construction, electricity) * Tertiary……………….90.3% (trade, tourism)

Local government

Mayors (Municipal Presidents): * María Elena “Mara” Lezama Espinosa (MORENA) 2021-2024 * Clara Emilia Díaz Aguilar (MORENA) April-June 2021 * María Elena “Mara” Lezama Espinosa (MORENA) 2018-2021 * Remberto Estrada Barba (PVEM) 2016-2018 * Paul Michell Carrillo de Cáceres (PRI) 2013-2016 * Julián Javier Ricalde Magaña (PRD) 2011-2013 * Gregorio Sánchez Martínez (PRD) 2008-2010

References

External links

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Official Cancún Website
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