José María Morelos Municipality

José María Morelos
Municipality
Jose María Morelos municipal hall
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Location of Municipality in Quintana Roo
José María Morelos
Coordinates: 19°45′N 88°42′W
Country	Mexico
State	Quintana Roo
Municipal seat	José María Morelos
Government
• Municipal President	Otto Ventura Osorio
Area
• Municipality	6,739 km2 (2,602 sq mi)
Elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Population  (2020 census)
• Municipality	39,165
• Density	5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
• Urban	14,620
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time)
INEGI Code	23006
Website	www.josemariamorelos.gob.mx

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 east.

Like the rest of the peninsula's surface the land has a limestone base that does not allow the formation of surface water flows such as rivers and streams, the water instead form flows in underground rivers that sometimes rise to the surface in cenotes. Lakes and cenotes are the major bodies of water in the municipality.

Communities

There were 129 populated localities, as well as 132 unpopulated localities enumerated during the 2010 census.

The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:

Map of Jose Maria Morelos

Name	Population (2010 Census)
José María Morelos	11,750
Dziuché	2,870
Sabán	2,167
Huay Max	1,399
La Presumida	1,357
X-Cabil	1,087
Kancabchén	1,083
Sacalaca	1,010
Candelaria	963
Santa Gertrudis	899
Total municipality	36,179

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1995	29,604	—
2000	31,052	+0.96%
2005	32,746	+1.07%
2010	36,179	+2.01%
Source: INEGI Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía

External links

• Media related to José María Morelos Municipality at Wikimedia Commons