Cancún, Quintana Roo
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| Cancún | |
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| Coordinates: 21°09′38″N 86°50′51″W / 21.16056°N 86.8475°W | |
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| Country |  |
| State | Quintana Roo |
| Municipality | Benito Juárez |
| Foundation | April 20, 1970 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Francisco Antonio Alor Quezada (PRI) |
| Elevation | 0-10 m (0-33 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - City | 526,701 |
| - Demonym | Cancunense |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| Postal code | 77500 |
| Area code(s) | 998 |
| Website: www.cancun.gob.mx | |
Cancún (pronounced as IPA: [kanˈkun]) is a coastal city in Mexico's easternmost state, Quintana Roo, on the Yucatán Peninsula. About 573,000 people live in Cancún, but over 4,000,000 tourists visit Cancún every year on vacation.
