Benito Juárez Municipality, Quintana Roo
Benito Juarez | |
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Municipality | |
Top: Benito Juárez Municipal Hall; Middle: Puerto Juárez, Cancún Hotel Zone; Bottom: El Rey Archaeological Zone, San Miguelito Archaeological Zone | |
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Location of Benito Juarez in Quintana Roo | |
Benito Juarez Location of Benito Juarez in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 21°00′N 87°00′W / 21.000°N 87.000°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Quintana Roo |
| Established | 1975 |
| Named after | Benito Juárez |
| Municipal seat | Cancún |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Ana Patricia Peralta de la Peña (MORENA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 930.7 km2 (359.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 911,503 |
| • Density | 979.4/km2 (2,537/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 888,797 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| INEGI Code | 23005 |
| Website | cancun |
Benito Juárez is one of the eleven municipalities of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. Most of its population reside in the municipal seat, Cancún. It is named after the 19th century president and statesman Benito Juárez.