Municipio Tulum

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Tulum
location
Symbols
coat of arms
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Basic data
Country Mexico
State Quintana Roo
Seat Tulum
surface 2,024.1 km²
Residents 28,263 (2010)
density 14 inhabitants per km²
founding 2008
Website www.tulum.gob.mx/
politics
Presidente municipal Victor Mas Tah
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Coordinates: 20 ° 13 ′  N , 87 ° 30 ′  W

Tulum is a municipality in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo . The administrative seat and largest place of the municipality, founded in 2008, is the eponymous Tulum , not far from the archaeological site of the same name . The municipality has an area of ​​2024 km², the population at the 2010 census was 28,263.

geography

The municipality of Tulum is located between sea level and 100  m in the physiographic province of the Yucatán peninsula , 92.7% of which is in its karst areas . Geologically, the municipality is dominated by limestone , the predominant soil types are Leptosol and Phaeozem . About 90% of the municipality are occupied by rainforests.

The municipality of Tulum borders the municipalities Solidaridad , Cozumel and Felipe Carrillo Puerto as well as the state of Yucatán and the Caribbean .

places

According to the 2010 census, the municipality of Tulum comprises 170 inhabited localidades , only the main town of Tulum is classified as urban by the INEGI . In the 2010 census, 14 towns had a population of over 100.

place Residents
Tulum 18,233
Ciudad Chemuyil 01,377
Akumal 01.310
Cobá 01,278
Chanchen Primero 00.875
Francisco Uh May 00.655
San Juan 00.599
Macario Gomez 00.510
Chanchén Palmar 00.469
Javier Rojo Gómez ( Punta Allen ) 00.469
Sahcab Mucuy 00.456
Manuel Antonio Ay 00.407
Hondzonot 00.368
Yaxché 00.335

Web links

Commons : Municipio Tulum  - Collection of images, videos and audio files