Chetumal

city on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula and capital of Mexican state Quintana Roo in Mexico

Chetumal (UK: /ˌɛtʊˈmɑːl/,[1] US: /ˌtuˈ-/,[2][3] Spanish: [tʃetuˈmal] (audio speaker iconlisten); [tɕʰaktʰe̞mɐː˨˩l], lit.'"Place of the Red Wood"') is a city on the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. It is the capital of the state of Quintana Roo. In 2020, about 169,028 people lived here.[4]

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  1. "Chetumal". Lexico UK Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. "Chetumal". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. "Chetumal". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. "INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Tabulados del Cuestionario Básico – Quintana Roo" [INEGI. 2020 Population and Housing Census. Basic Questionnaire Tabulations – Quintana Roo] (Excel) (in Spanish). INEGI. 2020. pp. 1–4. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.