Tulum (municipality)

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 / 20.217°N 87.467°WCoordinates: 20°13′N 87°28′W / 20.217°N 87.467°W
Country	Mexico
State	Quintana Roo
Established	13 March 2008
Municipal seat	Tulum
Government
• Municipal President[1]	Marciano Dzul Caamal
Area[2]
• Land	2,040 km^2 (790 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2010)
• Municipality	28,263±0
• Density	13.9/km^2 (36/sq mi)
• Urban	18,233
Demonym(s)	Tulumense
Time zone	Central Standard Time (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)
INEGI Code	23009
Website	www.tulum.gob.mx

Tulum is one of the ten 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 March 13, 2008, when it was separated from Solidaridad Municipality.^[3]

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 a higher altitude 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]

Name	Population (2010 census)
Tulum	18,233
Chemuyil	1,377
Akumal	1,310
Cobá	1,278
Chanchen Primero	875
Francisco Uh May	655
San Juan	599
Macario Gómez	510
Chanchén Palmar	469
Javier Rojo Gómez (Punta Allen)	469
Sahcab Mucuy	456
Manuel Antonio Ay	407
Hondzonot	368
Yaxché	335
Total municipality	28,263

• 
  Tulum
• 
  Francisco Hu May
• 
  Macario Gomez
• 
  Manuel Antonio Hay

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% 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 2009-11-14.
2. "Discuten por nuevo municipio". Retrieved 2009-11-05.
3. Javier Chávez. "Tulum se convierte en el noveno municipio de Quintana Roo". Retrieved 2008-03-13.
4. http://www.municipios.mx/Quintana-Roo/Municipio-de-Tulum-en-Quintana-Roo.html
5. 2010 census tables: INEGI
6. INEGI. Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía. Censo de Población y Vivienda 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010.
7. http://www.noticaribe.com.mx/rivieramaya/2010/01/esperan_beneficios_presupuestales_tras_resultados_del_censo_en_tulum.html