Tulum (municipality)
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 Location of Tulum Municipality in Quintana Roo |
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| Coordinates: 20°13′N 87°28′W / 20.217°N 87.467°WCoordinates: 20°13′N 87°28′W / 20.217°N 87.467°W | |||
| Country | Mexico | ||
| State | Quintana Roo | ||
| Established | 13 March 2008 | ||
| Municipal seat | Tulum | ||
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| • Municipal President | Marciano Dzul Caamal | ||
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| • Land | 2,040 km2 (790 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Municipality | 28,263±0 | ||
| • Density | 13.9/km2 (36/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 18,233 | ||
| Demonym(s) | Tulumense | ||
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) | ||
| INEGI Code | 23009 | ||
| Website | www |
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Tulum is one of the ten municipalities that make up the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It became one of the newest municipalities in the country when it was formed on March 13, 2008, when it was separated from Solidaridad Municipality.
Tulum is home to the Maya archaeological sites of Tulum and Cobá.
The municipality of Tulum borders the municipalities of Solidaridad to the north and Felipe Carrillo Puerto to the south, in the state of Quintana Roo. It also borders Chemax Municipality and Valladolid Municipality in the state of Yucatán on the northwest, and the Caribbean Sea on the east.
Like most of the Yucatan Peninsula Tulum is entirely flat with a gentle slope towards the sea, so from west to east, the area never reaches a higher altitude than 25 metres (82 ft) above sea level. The municipality is 5 metres (16 ft) above sea level on average.
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 flows in underground rivers that sometimes rise to the surface in the cenotes. Lakes and cenotes are the major bodies of water in the municipality.
The municipality consists of 170 populated localities, plus an additional 224 unpopulated localities, and includes part of a biosphere reserve (Sian Ka'an, which lies mostly in neighboring Felipe Carrillo Puerto Municipality). The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:
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