José María Morelos is the municipal seat and largest city in
José María Morelos Municipality
José María Morelos is one of the eleven 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 ea ...
in the
Mexican state
The states of Mexico are first-level administrative territorial entities of the country of Mexico, which is officially named Mexico, United Mexican States. There are 32 federal entities in Mexico (31 states and the capital, Mexico City, as a sepa ...
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 ...
. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 11,750 persons.
2010 census tables: INEGI
José María Morelos was established in the 19th century with the purpose of exporting wood and chicle
Chicle () is a natural gum traditionally used in making chewing gum and other products. It is collected from several species of Mesoamerican trees in the genus ''Manilkara'', including '' M. zapota'', '' M. chicle'', '' M. staminodella'', and '' ...
. It was originally called Kilómetro 50, since it was from Peto
Peto may refer to:
People
* Peto (surname), includes a list of people with the surname Peto
* Kawu Peto Dukku (1958–2010), Nigerian politician, Senator for the Gombe North constituency of Gombe State, Nigeria
Other uses
* PETO, a German party
* ...
. When Quintana Roo became a state in 1974, the place was renamed after the revolutionary rebel leader José María Morelos
José María Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón () (30 September 1765 – 22 December 1815) was a Mexican Catholic priest, statesman and military leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of ...
, and it became the seat of the namesake municipality.
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Populated places in Quintana Roo
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