Cancún (Spaingie pronunciation: ) is a ceety in sootheastren Mexico, locatit on the sootheast coast o the Yucatán Peninsula in the Mexican state o Quintana Roo.
It is a major warld-renained tourist destination, as well as bein the seat o the municipality o Benito Juárez. The ceety is locatit on the Caribbean Sea, an is ane o the eastrenmaist pynts in Mexico. Cancún is locatit just north o Mexico's Caribbean coast resort band kent as the Riviera Maya.
Cancún | |
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Eik-name(s): The Glistening Ceety | |
Location o Cancún within Quintana Roo | |
Coordinates: 21°09′38″N 86°50′51″W / 21.16056°N 86.84750°W | |
Kintra | Mexico |
State | Quintana Roo |
Municipality | Benito Juárez |
Foondit | Aprile 20, 1970 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Julián Ricalde Magaña (PRD) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Highest elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 628,306 |
Demonym(s) | Cancunense |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Postal code | 77500 |
Area code(s) | 998 |
Website | www |
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