Tulum Municipality

Tulum Municipality (Spanish: Municipio de Tulum, [muniˈθipjo de tuˈlum]) is one of the eleven municipalities that make up the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It became one of the newest municipalities in the country when it was formed on 13 March 2008, at which time it was separated from Solidaridad Municipality.[3]

Tulum
Municipality
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Location of Tulum Municipality in Quintana Roo
Tulum
Location of Tulum Municipality in Quintana Roo
Coordinates: 20°13′N 87°28′W
CountryMexico
StateQuintana Roo
Established13 March 2008
Municipal seatTulum
Government
 • Municipal President[1]Marciano Dzul Caamal
Area
 • Land2,040 km2 (790 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Municipality28,263
 • Density13.9/km2 (36/sq mi)
 • Urban
18,233
Demonym(s)Tulumense
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time)
INEGI Code23009
Websitewww.tulum.gob.mx

Tulum is home to the Maya archaeological sites of Tulum and Cobá.

Geography

The municipality of Tulum borders the municipalities of Solidaridad to the north and Felipe Carrillo Puerto to the south, in the state of Quintana Roo. It also borders Chemax Municipality and Valladolid Municipality in the state of Yucatán on the northwest, and the Caribbean Sea on the east.

Orography and hydrography

Like most of the Yucatan Peninsula Tulum is entirely flat with a gentle slope towards the sea, so from west to east, the area never reaches an altitude higher than 25 metres (82 ft) above sea level. The municipality is 5 metres (16 ft) above sea level on average.[4]

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 flows in underground rivers that sometimes rise to the surface in the cenotes. Lakes and cenotes are the major bodies of water in the municipality.

Communities

The municipality consists of 170 populated localities, plus an additional 224 unpopulated localities, and includes part of a biosphere reserve (Sian Ka'an, which lies mostly in neighboring Felipe Carrillo Puerto Municipality). The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:[5]

NamePopulation
(2010 census)
Tulum
18,233
Chemuyil
1,377
Akumal
1,310
Cobá
1,278
Chanchen Primero
875
Francisco Hu May
655
San Juan
599
Macario Gómez
510
Chanchén Palmar
469
Javier Rojo Gómez (Punta Allen)
469
Sahcab Mucuy
456
Manuel Antonio Hay
407
Hondzonot
368
Yaxché
335
Total municipality28,263
  • Tulum
  • Francisco Hu May
  • Macario Gomez
  • Manuel Antonio Hay

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2010 28,263—    
2010 was the 1st census year for Tulum.
Source: INEGI Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía[6]

Tulum has 28,263 inhabitants according to the 2010 census, a figure that has more than doubled in the last five years.[4] There is an additional 15,000 to 20,000 people living and working in Tulum as part of its floating population. That number rises and falls with the tourist season and is not reflected in the census figures.[7]

References
  1. "Municipio de Tulum". Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  2. "Discuten por nuevo municipio". Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  3. Javier Chávez. "Tulum se convierte en el noveno municipio de Quintana Roo". Retrieved 13 March 2008.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. 2010 census tables: INEGI Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
  6. INEGI. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Censo de Población y Vivienda 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010. Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  7. http://www.noticaribe.com.mx/rivieramaya/2010/01/esperan_beneficios_presupuestales_tras_resultados_del_censo_en_tulum.html


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