Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo
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The municipality of Othón P. Blanco is one of the eight subdivisions (municipios) of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It is the fifth-largest municipality in land area in Mexico, at 17,189.75 km² (6,637 sq mi), occupying almost a third of the entire state. It had a 2005 census population of 219,763 persons. Its municipal seat is the city of Chetumal.
The municipal government is headed by the municipal president of Othón P. Blanco (mayor of Othón P. Blanco, aka mayor of Chetumal).
The municipality is named after Othón P. Blanco Núñez de Cáceres.
[edit] Major communities
- Bacalar
- Calderitas
- Chetumal
- Nicolás Bravo
[edit] References
- Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
- The largest and smallest municipalities in land area Instituto Nacional Para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal
[edit] External links
- Ayuntamiento de Othon P. Blanco Official website (In Spanish)