Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo
Felipe Carrillo Puerto | |
|---|---|
Felipe Carrillo Puerto Location within Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 19°34′43″N 88°02′43″W / 19.57861°N 88.04528°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Quintana Roo |
| Municipality | Felipe Carrillo Puerto |
| Named after | Felipe Santiago Carrillo Puerto |
| Government | |
| • Municipal President | Gabriel Carballo |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 25,744 |
| Demonym | Carrilloportense |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time) |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | www |
Felipe Carrillo Puerto is the municipal seat and largest city in Felipe Carrillo Puerto Municipality in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 25,744 persons, mostly of Maya descent,[1] and as of 2025, more than 70% of Felipe Carrillo Puerto’s population speaks Mayan.[2]
The Sian Kaʼan Biosphere Reserve lies just east of the city.
History
The city of Felipe Carrillo Puerto was founded in 1850 by independent Maya people during the Caste War of Yucatán under the name Noj Kaaj Santa Cruz Báalam Naj (“Great Town of the Holy Cross, the House of Those on Guard”). The city became the center of resistance against the federal government, and housed the Talking Holy Cross (Santa Cruz Parlante), which was a sacred Maya symbol that embodied their religious beliefs as well as their spiritual and political authority during the war. The city fell to Mexican Federal Army troops in 1901 and was renamed "Santa Cruz del Bravo" before acquiring its present name in honor of politician Felipe Carrillo Puerto in 1932.[3][4]
The mid 20th century saw the establishment of federal rural schools in the region, as well as ejidos, which were able to negotiate with foreign companies during the chicle boom.[3]
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo (1951–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.0 (98.6) |
39.0 (102.2) |
42.0 (107.6) |
44.0 (111.2) |
40.5 (104.9) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
38.5 (101.3) |
40.0 (104.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.5 (103.1) |
44.0 (111.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) |
29.9 (85.8) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
8.0 (46.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
5.0 (41.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
6.0 (42.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54.4 (2.14) |
50.2 (1.98) |
38.5 (1.52) |
40.4 (1.59) |
117.0 (4.61) |
171.8 (6.76) |
150.2 (5.91) |
160.3 (6.31) |
210.4 (8.28) |
170.8 (6.72) |
84.2 (3.31) |
57.0 (2.24) |
1,305.2 (51.39) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.4 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 14.9 | 17.2 | 15.4 | 10.4 | 8.9 | 123.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 213 | 245 | 273 | 273 | 258 | 215 | 232 | 232 | 196 | 216 | 215 | 201 | 2,769 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico National (humidity 1981–2000)[5][6][7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun, 1961–1990)[8][a] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ 2010 census tables: INEGI Archived May 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Canal 10". noticias.canal10.tv. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ^ a b User, Super (2024-09-09). "La ciudad de Felipe Carrillo Puerto, en Quintana Roo, estrena su Museo Histórico". www.coracyt.gob.mx (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2026-02-01.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Museo Histórico de la Ciudad de Felipe Carrillo Puerto: memoria de la cultura maya". www.inah.gob.mx (in Spanish). 2024-10-03. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ^ "Estado de Quintana Roo–Estacion: Felipe Carrillo Puerto (DGE)". NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1951–2010 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico National. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Felipe Carrillo Puerto (DGE) 1952–2009" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1981–2000" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "Station 76698 Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Q.ROO". Global station data 1961–1990—Sunshine Duration. Deutscher Wetterdienst. Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
Notes
- ^ Station ID for Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Q.ROO. is 76698 Use this station ID to locate the sunshine duration
External links
- Media related to Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo at Wikimedia Commons