Cancún
(Reguidit frae Cancun)
Cancún (Spaingie pronunciation: [kaŋˈkun]) is a ceety in sootheastren Mexico, locatit on the sootheast coast o the Yucatán Peninsula in the Mexican state o Quintana Roo. It is a major warld-renained tourist destination,[2] as well as bein the seat o the municipality o Benito Juárez. The ceety is locatit on the Caribbean Sea, an is ane o the eastrenmaist pynts in Mexico. Cancún is locatit just north o Mexico's Caribbean coast resort band kent as the Riviera Maya.
Cancún | |
|---|---|
| Eik-name(s): The Glistening Ceety | |
 Location o Cancún within Quintana Roo | |
  Cancún Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 21°09′38″N 86°50′51″W / 21.16056°N 86.84750°W | |
| Kintra |  Mexico |
| State |  Quintana Roo |
| Municipality |  Benito Juárez |
| Foondit | Aprile 20, 1970 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Julián Ricalde Magaña (PRD) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 628,306 |
| Demonym(s) | Cancunense |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 77500 |
| Area code(s) | 998 |
| Website | www |
References
eedit- ↑ 2010 census tables, MX: INEGI, archived frae the original on 25 December 2018, retrieved 5 November 2013
- ↑ "OMT concede premio excelencia a la promoción turística de Cancún (México)" (in Spainish). ES: El Economista. 3 Februar 2007. Retrieved 17 Juin 2011.