Lázaro Cárdenas, Quintana Roo
Encyclopedia
Lázaro Cárdenas is one of the ten municipalities
that make up the Mexican
state of Quintana Roo
. Its municipal seat is the town of Kantunilkín, which was founded on 10 October 1859. Its borders are, to the west, the municipalities of Tizimín and Chemax in the state of Yucatán
, to the east the municipalities of Isla Mujeres
and Benito Juárez, and to the south Solidaridad
.
It is named after Lázaro Cárdenas del Río who was President of Mexico
from 1934 to 1940.
Lázaro Cárdenas 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 forms flows in underground rivers that sometimes rise to the surface in the cenote
s. Lakes and cenotes 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....
. Its municipal seat is the town of Kantunilkín, which was founded on 10 October 1859. Its borders are, to the west, the municipalities of Tizimín and Chemax 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 east the municipalities of Isla Mujeres
Isla Mujeres
Isla Mujeres is one of the ten municipalities of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. The municipality, located in the northeastern corner of the state is mostly on the mainland and has a municipal seat of the same name; Isla Mujeres...
and Benito Juárez, and to the south Solidaridad
Solidaridad, Quintana Roo
Solidaridad is one of the ten municipalities that make up the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It is also one of the youngest municipalities in the country and was formed on July 28 of 1993 by decree of the State Congress during the administration of Mario Villanueva Madrid...
.
It is named after Lázaro Cárdenas del Río who was President of Mexico
President of Mexico
The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
from 1934 to 1940.
Communities
The municipality is made up of 82 populated localities (localidades), as well as 81 unpopulated localities. The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:| Name | 2010 Census Population |
|---|---|
| Kantunilkín | 7,150 |
| Ignacio Zaragoza | 2,213 |
| Holbox | 1,486 |
| Chiquilá | 1,466 |
| Nuevo Valladolid | 1,294 |
| Nuevo Xcán | 1,130 |
| El Tintal | 1,074 |
| San Ángel | 1,041 |
| El Ideal | 818 |
| Solferino Solferino, Quintana Roo Solferino is a small town located in the municipio of Lázaro Cárdenas in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is located at an altitude of 10 meters above sea level... |
799 |
| San Francisco | 767 |
| El Cedral | 752 |
| Total Municipality | 25,333 |
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...
Lázaro Cárdenas 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 forms flows in underground rivers that sometimes rise to the surface in the cenote
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...
s. Lakes and cenotes are the major bodies of water in the municipality.