José María Morelos, Quintana Roo
Encyclopedia
José María Morelos is one of the ten municipalities
that make up the Mexican
state of Quintana Roo
.
The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:
José María Morelos is entirely flat with a gentle slope towards the sea, so from west to east.
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 form flows in underground rivers that sometimes rise to the surface in cenotes
. Lakes and centotes
are the major bodies of water in the municipality.
Municipalities of Quintana Roo
The Mexican State of Quintana Roo is made up of 10 municipalities : Tulum and Bacalar are the newest municipalities. The state was created from the Quintana Roo Territory in 1974 with seven municipios. Solidaridad was formed in 1993 by act of the Congress of Quintana Roo. Tulum was split off from...
that make up the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state 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....
.
Communities
There were 129 populated localities, as well as 132 unpopulated localities enumerated during the 2010 census.The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:
| Name | 2010 Census Population |
|---|---|
| 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.... |
11,750 |
| Dziuché | 2,870 |
| Sabán Saban Saban Entertainment , was a worldwide-served independent American television production company formed in 1984 by music and television producers Haim Saban and Shuki Levy as "Saban Productions", a U.S... |
2,167 |
| Huay Max | 1,399 |
| La Presumida | 1,357 |
| X-Cabil | 1,087 |
| Kancabchén | 1,083 |
| Sacalaca | 1,010 |
| Candelaria | 963 |
| Santa Gertrudis | 899 |
| Total Municipality | 36,179 |
Orography and hydrography
Like most of the Yucatan PeninsulaYucatán Peninsula
The Yucatán Peninsula, in southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico, with the northern coastline on the Yucatán Channel...
José María Morelos is entirely flat with a gentle slope towards the sea, so from west to east.
Like the rest of the peninsula's
Yucatán Peninsula
The Yucatán Peninsula, in southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico, with the northern coastline on the Yucatán Channel...
surface the land has a limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
base that does not allow the formation of surface water flows such as rivers and streams, the water instead form flows in underground rivers that sometimes rise to the surface in cenotes
Cenote
A cenote is a deep natural pit, or sinkhole, characteristic of Mexico and Central America, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath...
. Lakes and centotes
Cenote
A cenote is a deep natural pit, or sinkhole, characteristic of Mexico and Central America, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath...
are the major bodies of water in the municipality.