Bacalar Municipality

Municipality in Quintana Roo, Mexico

Bacalar
Municipality
Top: San Joaquín Church; Middle: Fortess of San Felipe, Chacchoben Archaeological Zone; Bottom: Cenote Azul, Lake Bacalar
Coat of arms
Location of Bacalar in Quintana Roo.
Country	Mexico
State	Quintana Roo
Municipal seat and largest city	Bacalar
Government
• Mayor	José Alfredo Contreras Méndez (MORENA)
Area
• Total	6,059 km² (2,339 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	41,754
• Density	6.9/km² (18/sq mi)
• Seat	12,527
Time zone	UTC−5 (Southeast (US Eastern))
INEGI Code	23010

Bacalar is one of the eleven municipalities of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The municipal seat and most populous town is the eponymous Bacalar. The municipality was formed on February 2, 2011, when it separated from the Municipality of Othón P. Blanco.

Demographics

As 2020, Bacalar Municipality had a population of 41,754 inhabitants. Bacalar, the municipal seat, had a population of 12,527. Other localities include Limones (2,739 hab.), Maya Balam (2,675 hab.), Los Divorciados (1,249) and Reforma (1,213 hab.)^[1].

References

^ Censo Bacalar 2020 INEGI

External links

Media related to Bacalar Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

State of Quintana Roo

Chetumal (capital)

Municipalities (seats)

Bacalar (Bacalar)
Benito Juárez (Cancún)
Cozumel (San Miguel de Cozumel)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Felipe Carrillo Puerto)
Isla Mujeres (Isla Mujeres)
José María Morelos (José María Morelos)
Lázaro Cárdenas (Kantunilkín)
Othón P. Blanco (Chetumal)
Puerto Morelos (Puerto Morelos)
Solidaridad (Playa del Carmen)
Tulum (Tulum)

Places of interest

Caves	Sistema Dos Ojos Sistema Nohoch Nah Chich Sistema Ox Bel Ha Sistema Sac Actun
Islands	Isla Contoy Isla Holbox
Maya sites	Chacchoben Coba Kohunlich Muyil San Gervasio Tulum Xcaret Xelha Yo'okop
Reefs	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park Banco Chinchorro
Other	Akumal Mahahual Punta Allen Punta Sur Riviera Maya Sian Kaʼan Xcalak Yum Balam