Municipalities of Quintana Roo
INEGI code Municipality Municipal seat Population ( 2010 )
23001 Cozumel San Miguel de Cozumel 79,535
23002 Felipe Carrillo Puerto Felipe Carrillo Puerto 75,026
23003 Isla Mujeres Isla Mujeres 16,203
23004 Othón P. Blanco Chetumal 244,553
23005 Benito Juárez Cancún 645,451
23006 José María Morelos José María Morelos 36,179
23007 Lázaro Cárdenas Kantunilkín 25,333
23008 Solidaridad Playa del Carmen 159,310
23009 Tulum Tulum 28,263
23010 Bacalar Bacalar 11,084
23011 Puerto Morelos Puerto Morelos 15,725
Map of Mexico with Quintana Roo highlighted Quintana Roo is a state in Southeast Mexico that is divided into eleven municipalities . Puerto Morelos , Tulum and Bacalar are the newest municipalities . [ 1 ] The state was created from the Quintana Roo Territory in 1974 with seven municipios . Solidaridad was formed in 1993 by act of the Congress of Quintana Roo . Tulum was split off from Solidaridad in March 2008 . [ 2 ] Bacalar was split off from Othón P. Blanco in February 2011 . [ 1 ] And in 2016 , Puerto Morelos was split off from Benito Juárez . Municipalities in Quintana Roo are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico . [ 3 ] Every three years , citizens elect a municipal president ( Spanish : presidente municipal ) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council ( ayuntamiento ) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents . The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors ( regidores y síndicos ) . [ 4 ] Municipalities are responsible for public services ( such as water and sewerage ) , street lighting , public safety , traffic , supervision of slaughterhouses and the maintenance of public parks , gardens and cemeteries . [ 5 ] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education , emergency fire and medical services , environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks . Since 1984 , they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees , although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income . [ 5 ] While the population figures below are from 2010 , [ 6 ] they have been adjusted for the creation of the municipalities of Bacalar in 2011 and Puerto Morelos in 2016 .
Quintana Roo is a state in Southeast Mexico that is divided into eleven municipalities. Puerto Morelos, Tulum and Bacalar are the newest municipalities. The state was created from the Quintana Roo Territory in 1974 with seven municipios. Solidaridad was formed in 1993 by act of the Congress of Quintana Roo. Tulum was split off from Solidaridad in March 2008. Bacalar was split off from Othón P. Blanco in February 2011. And in 2016, Puerto Morelos was split off from Benito Juárez. Municipalities in Quintana Roo are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos). Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, supervision of slaughterhouses and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks.