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Chektumal

Chetumal
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Coordinates: 18°30′13″N 88°18′19″W / 18.50361°N 88.30528°W / 18.50361; -88.30528
Country Mexico
State Quintana Roo
Municipality Othon P. Blanco
Founded May 5, 1898 (Othon P. Blanco)
Current site 1898
Government
 • Mayor Andrés Ruiz Morcillo
Elevation 10 m (30 ft)
Population (2010)
 • City 151,243
 • Urban 151,243
 • Demonym Chetumaleño(a)
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
Postal code 77000
Area code(s) 983, 912
Website www.chetumal.gob.mx

Chetumal (About this sound tʃetu'mal  Modern Maya: Chactemàal  pronounced [tɕʰaktʰe̞mɐː˨˩l], "Place of the Red Wood") (coordinates: 18°30′13″N 88°18′19″W / 18.50361°N 88.30528°W / 18.50361; -88.30528) is a city on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. It is the capital of the state of Quintana Roo and the municipal seat of the Municipality of Othón P. Blanco. In 2010 it had a population of 151,243 people.

The city is situated on the western side of Chetumal Bay, near the mouth of the Río Hondo. Chetumal is an important port for the region and operates as Mexico's main trading gateway with the neighboring country of Belize. Goods are transported via a road connecting Chetumal with Belize City to the south, and also via coastal merchant ships. There is a commercial airport, Chetumal International Airport, with airline service. Because of its location on the Caribbean coastline, it is vulnerable to tropical cyclones; Hurricane Janet and Hurricane Dean, both Category 5 storms, made landfall near Chetumal in 1955 and 2007 respectively.


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