Bacalar Municipality

Municipality in Quintana Roo, Mexico
18°41′N 88°24′W / 18.683°N 88.400°W / 18.683; -88.400CountryMexicoStateQuintana RooEstablished2 February 2011Municipal seatBacalarGovernment
 • Municipal PresidentJosé Alfredo Contreras MéndezArea
 • Total7,161.1 km2 (2,764.9 sq mi)Population
 (2019)
 • Total41,754 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Southeast (US Eastern))INEGI Code23010Websitewww.bacalar.gob.mx

Bacalar is one of the ten municipalities of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The municipal seat and most populous town is the eponymous Bacalar. The municipality was formed on February 2, 2011, when it separated from the Municipality of Othón P. Blanco.

Major communities

The 2010 census enumerated 57 populated localities.

Name 2010 Census Population
Bacalar 11,048
Limones 2,535
Maya Balam 2,018
Pedro Antonio Santos 497
Total municipality 32,759
Bacalar Fort

References

  • flagMexico portal

External links

  • Media related to Bacalar Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website


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