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Cancún (/ k æ n ˈ k uː n / kan-KOON, US also / k ɑː n ˈ k uː n / kahn-KOON, [4] Spanish: ⓘ) is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, located in southeast Mexico on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula.
As of 2020, the largest municipality by population is Benito Juárez with 911,503 residents while the smallest is Isla Mujeres with 22,686 residents. [1] The largest municipality by land area is Felipe Carrillo Puerto which spans 12,939.30 km 2 (4,995.89 sq mi), and the smallest is Cozumel with 488.00 km 2 (188.42 sq mi). [ 2 ]
Quintana Roo is the home of the city of Cancún, the islands of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres, and the towns of Bacalar, Playa del Carmen and Akumal, as well as the ancient Maya ruins of Chacchoben, Cobá, Kohunlich, Muyil, Tulum, Xel-Há, San Gervasio and Xcaret. The Sian Ka'an biosphere reserve is also located in the state. The statewide ...
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Once the area was originally only called the "Cancun–Tulum corridor", but in 1999 it was renamed as the Riviera Maya, analogous to the Italian and French Riviera, with the instigation of among others, Miguel Ramón Martín Azueta. [1] At the time, he was the municipal president of Solidaridad, Quintana Roo.
Isla Mujeres (Spanish pronunciation: ['isla mu'xeɾes], Spanish for "Women Island", formally “Isla de Mujeres”) is an island where the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea meet, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) off the Yucatán Peninsula coast in the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long and 650 metres ...
Islands in Gulf of California Name State Location Height Area Altamura Island: Sonora: 101.17 km 2 (39.06 sq mi) : Isla Ángel de la Guarda: Baja California: 1,300 m (4,265 ft)
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