Puerto Morelos is one of the eleven
municipalities
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of the
Mexican
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state of
Quintana Roo
Quintana Roo ( , ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 11 mu ...
, on the
Yucatán Peninsula
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. It was formed in 2016 from the localities of
Puerto Morelos
Puerto Morelos () is a town and seaport in Quintana Roo, Mexico's easternmost state, on the Yucatán Peninsula. The town is located in the northeast of the state, about south of the resort city of Cancún, and about north of the city of Playa de ...
,
Leona Vicario
María de la Soledad Leona Camila Vicario Fernández de San Salvador, best known as Leona Vicario (April 10, 1789 – August 21, 1842), was one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican War of Independence. She was dedicated to informin ...
and
Central Vallarta previously belonging to the municipality of
Benito Juárez
Benito Pablo Juárez García (; 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a Liberalism in Mexico, Mexican liberal politician and lawyer who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in office in 1872. As a Zapotec peoples, Zapo ...
. In the 2010 census, these three localities recorded a total of 15,725 inhabitants.
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The municipal seat is the town of Puerto Morelos, which is located about southwest of
Cancún
Cancún ( ), often Cancun in English (without the accent; or ) is a city in southeast Mexico on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It is a significant tourist destination in Mexico and the seat ...
on the
Caribbean Sea
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and is the easternmost municipal seat in Mexico.
Joaquín Zetina Gasca is one of the communities in the municipality and the location of the municipal offices.
Ignacio Sánchez Cordero, who sought the
candidacy of and for mayor, was assassinated on February 24, 2021.
Municipal presidents
*Leonel Medina Mendoza, 2016-2019
*
Laura Fernández Piña
Laura Lynn Fernández Piña (born 11 June 1971) is a Mexican marketing professional and politician from the Party of the Democratic Revolution.
Early life
She was born in the city of Torreón, Coahuila and grew up in Guadalajara, Jalisco. She ...
, 2019-2021
*Ana Luisa Betancourt Canul (Interim), starting March 8, 2021
References
External links
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Municipalities of Quintana Roo