Othón P. Blanco (municipality)
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Boulevard de Bahia, Chetumal
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 Location of Othón P. Blanco in Quintana Roo |
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 Othón P. Blanco
Location within Mexico
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| Coordinates: 18°30′N 88°18′W / 18.500°N 88.300°WCoordinates: 18°30′N 88°18′W / 18.500°N 88.300°W | |||
| Country | Mexico | ||
| State | Quintana Roo | ||
| Founded | 5 May 1898 | ||
| Named for | Othón P. Blanco Núñez de Cáceres | ||
| Municipal seat | Chetumal | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal President | Eduardo Espinosa Abuxapqui | ||
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| • Municipality | 10,028.65 km2 (3,872.08 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Municipality | 244,553 | ||
| • Density | 24/km2 (63/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 182,178 | ||
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) | ||
| INEGI Code | 23004 | ||
| Website | www |
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Othón P. Blanco is one of the ten subdivisions (municipios) of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It had a 2010 census population of 244,553 persons. Its municipal seat is the city of Chetumal, which also serves as the state capital. The municipality is named after Othón P. Blanco Núñez de Cáceres.
The municipal government is headed by the municipal president of Othón P. Blanco (mayor of Othón P. Blanco, aka mayor of Chetumal).
It used to be the fifth-largest municipality in land area in Mexico, at 17,189.7 square kilometres (6,637.0 sq mi), occupying more than a third of the entire state. But on February 2, 2011, it lost about 40% of its territory when Bacalar Municipality was created out of Othón P. Blanco.
The 2010 census enumerated 727 populated localities plus 804 unpopulated localities. The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are listed below. In early 2011, however, the municipality was split into two parts, with many of the localities now comprising part of the newly created Bacalar Municipality. A full list of those departing localities was not immediately available.
The vegetation found in the municipality of Othon P. Blanco is mostly of medium forest, spanning most of the interior of the municipality and there are more representative plant species are the sapodilla, the ramon, the guayabillo and Chaco, more isolated areas within the municipality is populated by high forest, where you can find the siricote, the palo de tinte and mahogany, to the southwest of the town are engaged in areas of rainfed agriculture and irrigation, the main crop of sugarcane, along with the Caribbean coast can be traced mainly mangroves.
The fauna is rich and varied, among the main species is the manatee, marine mammal that lives in bays and lagoons lictors and has become a symbol of the region, and one can find species such as agouti, wild boar, white-tailed deer, otters, turtles and birds.
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