Benito Juárez is one of the
eight municipalitiesThe Mexican State of Quintana Roo is made up of 9 municipalities : Tulum is the newest city ...
of the
MexicanThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state of
Quintana RooQuintana Roo is a state of Mexico, on the eastern part of the Yucatán Peninsula. It borders the States of Yucatán and Campeche to the north and west, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the nation of Belize to the south...
. It reported a population of 572,973 persons in the 2005 INEGI census, most of whom lived in the municipal seat, Cancún.
It is named after the 19th century
presidentThe Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States is the head of state of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the head of government and the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
and
statesmanA statesman or stateswoman or statesperson is usually a politician or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career in politics or government at the national and international level. As a term of respect, it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term...
Benito JuárezBenito Pablo Juárez García was a Zapotec Amerindian who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872...
.
Benito Juárez is located in the north of the state nearest
Isla MujeresIsla Mujeres is a small island town a short distance off the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Caribbean Sea. Isla Mujeres is also one of the eight municipalities of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It is about northeast of Cancún, at 21.20° North, 86.72° West. The island is some ...
and the
Caribbean SeaThe Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean situated in the tropics of the Western hemisphere, bounded to the south and west by the American landmass, with the North Atlantic Ocean proper to the northeast and the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest...
. Its territory extends 1664 square kilometers and it represents 3.27% of the territory of the state.
- Alfredo V.
Benito Juárez is one of the
eight municipalitiesThe Mexican State of Quintana Roo is made up of 9 municipalities : Tulum is the newest city ...
of the
MexicanThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state of
Quintana RooQuintana Roo is a state of Mexico, on the eastern part of the Yucatán Peninsula. It borders the States of Yucatán and Campeche to the north and west, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the nation of Belize to the south...
. It reported a population of 572,973 persons in the 2005 INEGI census, most of whom lived in the municipal seat, Cancún.
It is named after the 19th century
presidentThe Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States is the head of state of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the head of government and the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
and
statesmanA statesman or stateswoman or statesperson is usually a politician or other notable public figure who has had a long and respected career in politics or government at the national and international level. As a term of respect, it is usually left to supporters or commentators to use the term...
Benito JuárezBenito Pablo Juárez García was a Zapotec Amerindian who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872...
.
Location
Benito Juárez is located in the north of the state nearest
Isla MujeresIsla Mujeres is a small island town a short distance off the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in the Caribbean Sea. Isla Mujeres is also one of the eight municipalities of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. It is about northeast of Cancún, at 21.20° North, 86.72° West. The island is some ...
and the
Caribbean SeaThe Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean situated in the tropics of the Western hemisphere, bounded to the south and west by the American landmass, with the North Atlantic Ocean proper to the northeast and the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest...
. Its territory extends 1664 square kilometers and it represents 3.27% of the territory of the state.
Towns and cities
- Alfredo V. Bonfil
- Avante
- Cancún
Cancún is a coastal city in Mexico's easternmost state, Quintana Roo, on the Yucatán Peninsula. Cancún is located on the Yucatan Channel that separates Mexico from the island of Cuba in the Greater Antilles....
- municipal seat
- El Milagro
- Joaquín Zetina Gasca
- Leona Vicario
- Los Tres Reyes
- Puerto Juárez
- Puerto Morelos
Puerto Morelos is a town in Quintana Roo, Mexico's easternmost state, on the Yucatán Peninsula.There are two sections of Puerto Morelos. The original coastal fishing village is now a quiet, mixed-use neighborhood of private homes, hotels, condominiums, restaurants, and tourist shops. The second...
- Valle Verde
History
The Mayan culture occupied the territory and they are still subsisting. In Cancún are different types of archeological monuments like "Ruinas de el Rey". When people founded Cancún as a town in 1902 they started to produce and export gum and “palo de tinte”. They transported it to
Puerto MorelosPuerto Morelos is a town in Quintana Roo, Mexico's easternmost state, on the Yucatán Peninsula.There are two sections of Puerto Morelos. The original coastal fishing village is now a quiet, mixed-use neighborhood of private homes, hotels, condominiums, restaurants, and tourist shops. The second...
for the translation to
CozumelCozumel is an island in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, opposite the Playa del Carmen, and close to the Yucatan Channel. It is one of the nine municipalities of the state of Quintana Roo...
and finally exported abroad.
After
World War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the gum production failed so in the 1960’s they started with the commercial activities. The first hotel was founded in 1974. In this year Quintana Roo was recognized as a state. The political division started so Benito Juarez was founded with Isla Mujeres territory.
Economy
The principal activities for this village are: hotels, restaurants, travel agencies tourist transportation, etc.
Economic activities:
Primary……………………………………………………………….3.7%
(agriculture, hunting, fishing)
Secondary………………………………………………………………….6.0%
(manufacturing, construction, electricity)
Tertiary…………………………………………………………………….90.3%
(trade, tourism)