Playa del Carmen

municipal seat of Playa del Carmen, State of Quintana Roo, Mexico

Key facts

Country: Mexico
State: Quintana Roo
Municipality: Solidaridad
Mayor: Estefanía Mercado
Total: 49.8 km (19.2 sq mi)
Elevation: 10 m (33 ft)
Density: 6,120/km (15,900/sq mi)
Demonym: Playense
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Southeast (US Eastern) )
Postal codes: 77710, 77720
Website: letsplaya .mx

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Playa del Carmen is a resort city along the Caribbean Sea in the southeastern state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. It is part of the municipality of Solidaridad. As of 2020, the city's population was just over 300,000, a small yet thriving portion of whom are immigrants.

Playa del Carmen is a popular tourist destination in Mexico's Riviera Maya region. Its current growth rate is set at 7.5% per year. According to Guinness World Records, it is one of Latin America's fastest-growing communities. In 2016, the city was the tenth-most popular international travel destination for U.S. travelers, and more than one million tourists passed through the city a year later. Playa's main airport is Cancún International Airport, which is around 70 kilometres (43 mi) away.