Isla Mujeres
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Key facts
- Adjacent to
- Gulf of Mexico , Caribbean Sea
- Length
- 7 km (4.3 mi)
- Width
- 0.65 km (0.404 mi)
- State
- Quintana Roo
- Municipality
- Isla Mujeres
- Population
- 12,642 (2010)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Country
- Mexico
- Located in
- Isla Mujeres Municipality
- Population
- 13174
- Area
- 4.218
- Elevation
- 4
- Body of water
- Caribbean Sea
- Official website
- www.islamujeres.gob.mx
- Image
- Mexico-12-06-07 057.jpg
- Width
- 0.65
- Length
- 7
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Encyclopedic overview
Isla Mujeres ( Spanish pronunciation: ['isla mu'xeɾes], Spanish for "Women Island", formally "Isla de Mujeres") is an island where the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea meet, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) off the Yucatán Peninsula coast in the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) long and 650 metres (2,130 ft) wide. To the east is the Caribbean Sea with a strong surf and rocky coast, and to the west the skyline of Cancún can be seen across the water. In the 2010 census, the namesake town on the island had a population of 12,642. The town is the seat of Isla Mujeres Municipality. It is located within the Eastern Standard Time Zone, which is UTC-5.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Isla Mujeres” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.