Puerto Morelos is one of the eleven

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of the

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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

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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 and Central Vallarta previously belonging to the municipality of

Benito Juárez Benito Pablo Juárez García (; 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a 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, he was the first indigenous pre ...

. In the 2010 census, these three localities recorded a total of 15,725 inhabitants.2010 census tables: INEGI
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

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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

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of and for mayor, was assassinated on February 24, 2021.

Municipal presidents

*Leonel Medina Mendoza, 2016-2019 * Laura Fernández Piña, 2019-2021 *Ana Luisa Betancourt Canul (Interim), starting March 8, 2021

References

External links

* {{Authority control Municipalities of Quintana Roo