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!align="center" bgcolor="#ccccff" colspan="3"|Estado de Quintana Roo |- |align="center" colspan="3"| |- !align="center" bgcolor="#ccccff" colspan="3"|Location |- |align="center" colspan="3"| |- !align="center" bgcolor="#ccccff" colspan="3"|Statistics |- !align="left" valign="top"|Capital |colspan="2" valign="top"| Chetumal |- !align="left" valign="top"|Area |colspan="2" valign="top"|50,212 Km&2 Ranked 19th |- !align="left" valign="top"|Population (2000 census) |colspan="2" valign="top"|873,800 Ranked 29th |- !align="left" valign="top"| Governor (2005-2011) |colspan="2" valign="top"| Félix González Canto (PRI) |- !align="left" valign="top"| Federal Deputies |colspan="2" valign="top"| PRI : 2 |- !align="left" valign="top"| Federal Senators |colspan="2" valign="top"|PRI: 2 PAN : 1 |- !align="left" valign="top"| ISO 3166-2 Postal abbr. |colspan="2" valign="top"|MX-ROO Q.R. |} Quintana Roo is a State of Mexico , on the eastern part of the Yucatán Peninsula . It borders the states of Yucatán and Campeche to the north and west, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the nation of Belize to the south. The capital of Quintana Roo is the city of Chetumal . Quintana Roo also contains the resort city of Cancún , the islands of Cozumel and Isla Mujeres , the towns of Bacalar , Felipe Carrillo Puerto , Playa Del Carmen , Puerto Juárez , Akumal , and Puerto Morelos , as well as the ancient Maya ruins of Chacchoben , Chakanbakán , Chamax , Coba , Dzibanché , El Meco , Ichpaatán , Kohunlich , Muyil , Oxtankah , Tankah , Tulum , Tupak , Xel-Há , and Xcaret . The Sian Ka'an National Park is also in Quintana Roo. The state covers an area of 50,350 km&2, and the 2000 census reported a population of some 874,000. The statewide population is currently expanding at a rapid rate due to the construction of hotels and the demand for workers. Many immigrants to the state come from Yucatán , Campeche , Tabasco , and Veracruz . The state, despite its status as a resort area, is also often hit by severe Hurricanes due to its exposed location. History The area that makes up modern Quintana Roo was long part of Yucatán, sharing its history. With the ''. Quintana Roo was made a territory of Mexico by decree of President Porfirio Díaz on November 24 , 1902 . It was named after an early patriot of the Mexican Republic, Andrés Quintana Roo . The Mexican army succeeded in defeating most of the Maya population of the region during the 1910s , and in 1915 the area was again declared to legally be part of the state of Yucatán. In 1931 the territory of Quintana Roo was again separated from Yucatán. Quintana Roo was granted statehood within the United Mexican States on October 8 , 1974 . It is the Mexican Republic's youngest state. Municipalities Quintana Roo is divided into eight municipalities ''( Municipios )''. See Municipalities Of Quintana Roo . External links
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