Puerto Morelos (Quintana Roo)

Maps, photos and statistics of Puerto Morelos, a beautiful city of 19,205 inhabitants of the State of Quintana Roo

You may know it as Joaquín Zetina Gasca.

The place of Puerto Morelos is inside the municipality of Puerto Morelos (in the State of Quintana Roo). There are 19,205 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #3 of the ranking. Puerto Morelos is at 6 meters of altitude.

The locality was formerly known as Joaquín Zetina Gasca, but changed its name a few years ago.

Data: In Puerto Morelos, 50% of the inhabitants are catholic and 72% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

Do you want to locate the town of Puerto Morelos? You can find it at 34.4 kilometers, in direction North, from the town of , which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of Puerto Morelos through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.

#1 Where is Puerto Morelos? How to go? Map

Location map of Puerto Morelos in Quintana Roo: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Puerto Morelos, which is marked with the following symbol Map marker

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#2 The population of Puerto Morelos (Quintana Roo) is 19,205 inhabitants

Population data in Puerto Morelos (Quintana Roo)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
20209412979319205
2010452146679188
2005326933606629
Evolution of the population in Puerto Morelos: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Puerto Morelos:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):1.481.50
Population coming from outside the State of Quintana Roo:62.38%63.34%
Illiterate population:1.34%2.14%
Illiterate population (men):0.55%1.50%
Illiterate population (women):0.80%2.81%
Schooling level:11.239.15
Schooling level (men):11.239.35
Schooling level (women):11.238.93
Indigenous culture data in Puerto Morelos:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:14.03%22.74%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:6.19%10.47%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.04%0.04%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Puerto Morelos, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Quintana Roo, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Puerto Morelos (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in Puerto Morelos:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:57.41%45.68%
Employed population over 12 years (men):65.76%59.07%
Employed population over 12 years (women):48.71%31.85%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:6,4914,749
Homes with electricity:99.38%97.84%
Housing with piped water:98.66%95.94%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:99.51%97.04%
Dwellings with radio:44.82%63.54%
Housing with television:83.93%90.55%
Housing with refrigerator:91.80%86.27%
Housing with washing machine:72.36%68.78%
Housing with automobile:48.70%42.83%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:47.33%34.14%
Homes with landline telephone:26.85%22.27%
Dwellings with cellular phones:93.93%87.78%
Homes with Internet:62.32%25.30%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Puerto Morelos (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Quintana Roo, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of Puerto Morelos

Amazing satellite GPS maps of Puerto Morelos, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Puerto Morelos. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Puerto Morelos.


#4 Population pyramid of Puerto Morelos (Quintana Roo)

In Puerto Morelos there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of Puerto Morelos, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.

Population pyramid of Puerto Morelos
Data of the age pyramid of the town Puerto Morelos (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)8959541,849
Youth (6-14 years)1,2631,2952,558
Adults (15-59 years)6,4936,81213,305
Elderly (60+ years)7617321,493

#5 Photos of Puerto Morelos

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of Puerto Morelos? We have located on the Internet several beautiful images of places and locations nearby, so you can see the beauty of this Mexican town. Some are artistic photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Puerto Morelos.

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In the following links you can check the list of the best (and most beautiful) towns in Mexico and the State of Quintana Roo, by popular vote:
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#12 Other towns in the Municipality of Puerto Morelos

  1. Arietes (3 inhabitants)
  2. DIMASUR (- inhabitants)
  3. El Chus (- inhabitants)
  4. El Tío Gil (2 inhabitants)
  5. El Pedregal (2 inhabitants)
  6. El Pedregal (- inhabitants)
  7. El Verdín (- inhabitants)
  8. La Dama y el Caballero (1 inhabitants)
  9. Las Flores (4 inhabitants)
  10. Los Norteños (5 inhabitants)
  11. Manuel Jesús Uex Moo (1 inhabitants)
  12. Rancho El Álamo Dos (2 inhabitants)
  13. Robeli (1 inhabitants)
  14. Tres Castillos Dos (2 inhabitants)
  15. Unay Keh (- inhabitants)