Isla Mujeres Municipality
# Isla Mujeres Municipality

Isla Mujeres (Spanish pronunciation: ['isla mu'xeɾes], Spanish for Island of the Women) is one of the eleven municipalities of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, on the Yucatán Peninsula. Most of the municipality is located on the mainland in the northeastern corner of the state. Its municipal seat, also called Isla Mujeres, is a small town situated on the island from which it takes its name, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of Cancún in the Caribbean Sea. It is the easternmost municipal seat in Mexico. In the 2010, 2019 census, the town had a population of 22,686 inhabitants.

## Towns and villages

The municipality consists of a total of 143 localities. The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:

| Name | Population (2010 Census) |
| - | - |
| Isla Mujeres | 12,642 |
| Zona Urbana Ejido Isla Mujeres | 2,653 |
| Francisco May | 223 |
| Punta Sam | 30 |
| Total municipality | 16,203 |
