See also Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Oaxaca

Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Oaxaca

See also Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo.Felipe Carrillo Puerto is a suburb/town in Santa Lucía del Camino in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, named after the politician Felipe Carrillo Puerto....

, for the town in Oaxaca

Oaxaca

Oaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...

.

Felipe Carrillo Puerto or simply Carrillo Puerto is the name of a municipality

Municipalities of Mexico

Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...

 for which the city of the same name serves its the municipal seat. The municipality is located south-central part of the Mexican

Mexico

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 state

States of Mexico

The United Mexican States is a federal republic formed by 32 federal entities .According to the Constitution of 1917, the states of the federation are free and sovereign. Each state has their own congress and constitution, while the Federal District has only limited autonomy with a local Congress...

 of Quintana Roo

Quintana Roo

Quintana Roo officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 10 municipalities and its capital city is Chetumal....

. It was named after the assassinated local politician Felipe Carrillo Puerto

Felipe Carrillo Puerto

Felipe Carrillo Puerto was a Governor of the Mexican state of Yucatán. He was born in the town of Motul, Yucatán, and was of partly indigenous Mayan background; he was rumored to be a descendant of the Nachi Cocom dynasty of Mayapan. He was a socialist who favored land reform, women's suffrage,...

. The municipality borders Tulum Municipality to the north, Othón P. Blanco

Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo

On february 2nd, 2011, the municipality of Othón P. Blanco had undergone important changes. All information below may be outdated. Please remove this notice when data has been checked....

 to the south, José María Morelos

José María Morelos, Quintana Roo

José María Morelos is one of the ten municipalities that make up the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.-Communities:There were 129 populated localities, as well as 132 unpopulated localities enumerated during the 2010 census....

 to the west, as well as Valladolid, Chichimilá, and Tixcacalcupul in the state of Yucatán

Yucatán

Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....

 to the northwest.

The city of Felipe Carrillo Puerto was founded in 1850 by independent Maya

Maya peoples

The Maya people constitute a diverse range of the Native American people of southern Mexico and northern Central America. The overarching term "Maya" is a collective designation to include the peoples of the region who share some degree of cultural and linguistic heritage; however, the term...

 during the Caste War of Yucatán

Caste War of Yucatán

The Caste War of Yucatán began with the revolt of native Maya people of Yucatán, Mexico against the population of European descent, called Yucatecos, who held political and economic control of the region. A lengthy war ensued between the Yucateco forces in the north-west of the Yucatán and the...

 under the name Chan Santa Cruz

Chan Santa Cruz

Chan Santa Cruz or U Noh Kah Balam Nah Chan Santa Cruz is the Maya town now known as Felipe Carrillo Puerto in what is now the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. This name is often assigned to the Maya free state ruled from Chan Santa Cruz for much of the second half of the 19th century...

 (see that article for the town's earlier history). After it was conquered by Mexican troops in 1901 it was renamed "Santa Cruz del Bravo" before acquiring its present name. The Sian Ka'an

Sian Ka'an

Sian Ka'an is a non profit and non governmental organization biosphere reserve formed by a group of conservationists in the municipality of Tulum in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, whose mission is the conservation of the biodiversity...

 Biosphere Reserve lies just east of the city.

The municipality's population was 75,026 inhabitants, living on an area of 13,806 km² (5,330.5 sq mi). According to the 2010 census, the city had a population that is mostly of Maya decent. The city's population was 25,744 in 2010.

Communities

There were 216 populated localities (localidades) enumerated during the 2010 census, in addition to 167 unpopulated localities. The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:

Name	2010 Census Population
Felipe Carrillo Puerto Felipe Carrillo Puerto Felipe Carrillo Puerto was a Governor of the Mexican state of Yucatán. He was born in the town of Motul, Yucatán, and was of partly indigenous Mayan background; he was rumored to be a descendant of the Nachi Cocom dynasty of Mayapan. He was a socialist who favored land reform, women's suffrage,...	25,744
Tihosuco	4,994
Chunhuhub	4,644
Señor	3,095
Tepich	2,753
Noh-Bec	2,045
X-Hazil Sur X-Hazil Sur X-Hazil Sur is a town in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, localized in state center, in the municipalty of Felipe Carrillo Puerto, 1 hour far from the capital of the state...	1,422
X-Pichil	1,340
Polyuc	1,226
Dzulá	1,223
Santa Rosa Segundo	1,068
Presidente Juárez	1,004
X-Yatil	945
Laguna Kaná	914
Total Municipality	75,026

Media

XENKA-AM

XENKA-AM

XENKA-AM is an indigenous community radio stationthat broadcasts in Spanish and Yucatec Maya from Felipe Carrillo Puerto, in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo....

, a government-run indigenous

Indigenous peoples of Mexico

Mexico, in the second article of its Constitution, is defined as a "pluricultural" nation in recognition of the diverse ethnic groups that constitute it, and in which the indigenous peoples are the original foundation...

 community radio

Community radio

Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...

 station

Radio station

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, is based in Felipe Carrillo Puerto.