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Cancun

Also known as Cancún, Cancoon, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Cancun, Mexico

Cancún is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, located in southeast Mexico on the northeast coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. It is a significant tourist destination in Mexico and the seat of the municipality of Benito Juárez. The city is situated on the Caribbean Sea and is one of Mexico's easternmost points. Cancún is located just north of Mexico's Caribbean coast resort area known as the Riviera Maya. It encompasses the Hotel Zone which is the main area for tourism.

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Cancún is a major Mexican tourist city located on the Caribbean coast in southeast Mexico, known for its Hotel Zone that draws visitors from around the world. As the largest city in the state of Quintana Roo and positioned just north of the popular Riviera Maya resort area, it serves as an important economic and administrative hub for the region.

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Settlement.official_name: Cancún
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Logotipo de Cancún.png
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Logo
Settlement.mapsize: 180px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mexico Quintana Roo#Mexico
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Benito Juárez
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: April 20, 1970
Settlement.leader_party: MORENA
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Ana Patricia Peralta de la Peña
Settlement.area_land_km2: 142.7

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Cancún
Demonym: cancunense
Population: 888797
Elevation: 5
Official website: cancun.gob.mx
Image: CancúnCollage.jpg
Dialing code: 998
Licence plate code: 23

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Commons category: Cancún
inception: 1970-04-20
postal code: 77500–77539
Commons gallery: Cancún
native label: Cancún
P12749: Luzhsky District

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20 sections

Contents

Etymology and coat of arms
History
Public safety concerns
Sargassum
Geography
City layout
Climate
Tropical storms and hurricanes
Attractions
Hospitality
Old Airport Control Tower Memorial
El Ceviche Fountain
Mayan archeological sites
Sports
Transportation
Sister cities
See also
Notes
References
External links

==Etymology and coat of arms== According to early Spanish sources, the island of Cancún was originally known to its Maya inhabitants as (), meaning either 'promontory' or 'point of grass'.