Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo
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Othón P. Blanco is one of the eleven subdivisions (''municipios'') of 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. It had a census population of persons. Its municipal seat is the city of Chetumal, which also serves as the state capital. The municipality is named after Othón P. Blanco Núñez de Cáceres. The municipal government is headed by the municipal president of Othón P. Blanco (mayor of Othón P. Blanco, aka mayor of Chetumal). It was formerly the fifth-largest municipality in land area in Mexico at , occupying more than a third of the entire state. It lost about 40% of its territory when Bacalar Municipality was created out of Othón P. Blanco on February 2, 2011.


Communities

The 2010 census enumerated 727 populated localities plus 804 unpopulated localities. The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are listed below. In 2011, the municipality was split into two parts, with many of the localities now comprising part of the newly created Bacalar Municipality.


Demographics


Archeological sites

* Dzibanché * Kohunlich * Oxtankah * Chakanbakán * Kinichna * Ichkabal * Zamora


Ecosystems

The vegetation found in the municipality of Othon P. Blanco is mostly of medium forest, spanning most of the interior of the municipality and there are more representative plant species are the sapodilla, the ramon, the guayabillo and chaco, more isolated areas within the municipality is populated by high forest, where you can find the siricote, the palo de tinte and
mahogany Mahogany is a straight-grained, reddish-brown timber of three tropical hardwood species of the genus ''Swietenia'', indigenous to the AmericasBridgewater, Samuel (2012). ''A Natural History of Belize: Inside the Maya Forest''. Austin: Unive ...
, to the southwest of the town are engaged in areas of rainfed agriculture and irrigation, the main crop of
sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...
, along with the Caribbean coast can be traced mainly mangroves. The fauna is rich and varied, among the main species is the manatee, marine mammal that lives in bays and lagoons lictors and has become a symbol of the region, and one can find species such as agouti, wild boar, white-tailed deer,
otter Otters are carnivorous mammals in the subfamily Lutrinae. The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic, or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates. Lutrinae is a branch of the Mustelidae family, which also includes wea ...
s, turtles and birds. For the protection of animal and plant species in Othon P. Blanco there are three zones of ecological reserve, the area of Protection of Flora and Fauna Uaymil located on the northeast coast of the territory, near Mahahual, and the Manatee Sanctuary in the Bay of Chetumal and the Biosphere Reserve Banco Chinchorro.


Tourism

Located on the coast, the eco resort of Kabah-na offers only four cabins in a hexagon shape to circulate the air and thatched roofs which keep the interior temperature cool. A complex system of solar panels provides energy 24 hours a day as well as hot water. The resort offers restaurant, beach bar, outdoor showers, hammocks, beach volleyball, canoes, snorkeling equipment and more. At Laguna de Bacalar is Rancho Encantado which is located on the edge of a lagoon. It consists of twelve cabins palm-thatched roofs, handmade furniture and decorated with Mexican accents. The cabins are surrounded by tropical gardens in which live more than 150 species of birds among the tropical fruit orchards.


Gallery

File:Rio Hondo.jpg, Río Hondo File:Canal de zaragoza.JPG, Aerial view of the Zaragoza Canal, the Bay of Chetumal and the Caribbean Sea File:Bacalar01.jpg, Bacalar Lagoon File:Entronque carretero Chetumal-Bacalar.JPG, Junction of Highway 186 and 307 south of Laguna Bacalar


References

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