Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo
Municipality in Quintana Roo, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Othón P. Blanco is one of the eleven subdivisions (municipios) of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It had a 2020 census population of 233,648 people. Its municipal seat is the city of Chetumal, which also serves as the state capital. The municipality is named after Othón P. Blanco Núñez de Cáceres.
Othón P. Blanco | |
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Coordinates: 18°30′N 88°18′W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Quintana Roo |
Founded | 12 January 1975 |
Named for | Othón P. Blanco Núñez de Cáceres |
Municipal seat | Chetumal |
Government | |
• Municipal President[1] | Eduardo Espinosa Abuxapqui |
Area | |
• Municipality | 10,028.65 km2 (3,872.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Municipality | 233,648 |
• Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
• Urban | 182,178 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time) |
INEGI Code | 23004 |
Website | www |
The municipal government is headed by the municipal president of Othón P. Blanco (mayor of Othón P. Blanco, aka mayor of Chetumal).
It was formerly the fifth-largest municipality in land area in Mexico at 17,189.7 square kilometres (6,637.0 sq mi),[2] occupying more than a third of the entire state.[4] It lost about 40% of its territory when the Bacalar Municipality was created out of Othón P. Blanco on February 2, 2011.