| José María Morelos | |||
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| Location of Municipality in Quintana Roo | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Mexico | ||
| State | Quintana Roo | ||
| Municipal Seat | José María Morelos | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | PRI 2008-2011 | ||
| • Municipal President | Otto Ventura Osorio | ||
| Area | |||
| • Municipality | 6,739 km2 (2,601.9 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) | ||
| Population (2010[1]) | |||
| • Municipality | 36,179 | ||
| • Urban | 14,620 | ||
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) | ||
| INEGI Code | 006 | ||
| Major Airport | Cancún International Airport | ||
| IATA Code | CUN | ||
| ICAO Code | MMUN | ||
| Website | Official Site | ||
| Municipalities of Quintana Roo | |||
José María Morelos is one of the ten municipalities that make up the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.
There were 129 populated localities, as well as 132 unpopulated localities enumerated during the 2010 census.
The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:[2]
| Name | 2010 Census Population |
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| 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 |
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 centotes are the major bodies of water in the municipality.
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