Isla Mujeres Municipality

Coordinates: 21°14′N 86°44′W / 21.233°N 86.733°W / 21.233; -86.733
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Isla Mujeres
Municipal hall on Isla Mujeres
Municipal hall on Isla Mujeres
Flag of Isla Mujeres
Official logo of Isla Mujeres
Location of the Municipality in the State
Location of the Municipality in the State
Isla Mujeres is located in Mexico
Isla Mujeres
Isla Mujeres
Location within Mexico
Coordinates: 21°14′N 86°44′W / 21.233°N 86.733°W / 21.233; -86.733
CountryMexico
StateQuintana Roo
Municipal seatIsla Mujeres
Government
 • Municipal President[1]Hugo Sánchez Montalvo
Area
 • Municipality1,100 km2 (400 sq mi)
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2010, 2019)
 • Municipality22,686
 • Urban
15,295
Time zoneUTC−5 (Southeastern Time Zone)
INEGI Code23003
Websitewww.islamujeres.gob.mx

Isla Mujeres (Spanish pronunciation: ['isla mu'xeɾes], Spanish for Island of the Women) is one of the eleven municipalities of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, on the Yucatán Peninsula. Most of the municipality is located on the mainland in the northeastern corner of the state. Its municipal seat, also called Isla Mujeres, is a small town situated on the island from which it takes its name, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of Cancún in the Caribbean Sea. It is the easternmost municipal seat in Mexico. In the 2010, 2019 census, the town had a population of 22,686 inhabitants.[3]

Towns and villages[edit]

The municipality consists of a total of 143 localities. The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:[3]

Map of the Municipality
Name Population
(2010 Census)
Isla Mujeres
12,642
Zona Urbana Ejido Isla Mujeres
2,653
Francisco May
223
Punta Sam
30
Total municipality 16,203

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1995 8,750—    
2000 11,313+5.27%
2005 13,315+3.31%
2010 16,203+4.00%
Source: INEGI Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía[4]

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