Cancun is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, on the northeast coast of the Yucatan Peninsula and the seat of the municipality of Benito Juarez. Situated on the Caribbean Sea, it is a major tourist destination and one of Mexico's easternmost points, encompassing the Hotel Zone tourist area just north of the Riviera Maya resort coast.
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude21.161416 degrees north 2 Sources
1. Cancún (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_total
888,797
- In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Cancún (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 21.161416, longitude -86.824811
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 5 m
P571 (inception)
inception 1970
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population (2020)
View the SourceWikidata: Cancún
Wikidata Q8969, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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