Cancún
City in Quintana Roo, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cancún (Spanish pronunciation: [kaŋˈkun] pronunciationⓘ), often Cancun in English (without the accent; /kænˈkuːn/ or /kɑːn-/)[4] is a city in southeast Mexico on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It is a significant tourist destination in Mexico[5] and the seat of the municipality of Benito Juárez. The city is on the Caribbean Sea and is one of Mexico's easternmost points.
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Cancún | |
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Coordinates: 21°09′38″N 86°50′51″W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Quintana Roo |
Municipality | Benito Juárez |
Founded | April 20, 1970 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mara Lezama Espinosa (MORENA) |
Area | |
• Land | 142.7 km2 (55.1 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Highest elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020[2]) | |
• Total | 888,797 |
Demonym | Cancunense |
GDP (in 2015 PPP) | |
• Year | 2023 |
• Total | $18.5 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $18,100 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
Postal code | 77500 |
Area code | 998 |
Federal Routes | |
Website | www |
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Cancún is just north of Mexico's Caribbean coast resort area known as the Riviera Maya.