Cozumel

Cozumel
Satellite image of Cozumel Island in 2001
Location of Cozumel in Quintana Roo State
Cozumel
Geography
LocationCaribbean Sea
Coordinates20°25′N 86°55′W / 20.42°N 86.92°W / 20.42; -86.92
Total islands2
Area647.33 km2 (249.94 sq mi)
Highest point14 m
Administration
Mexico
StateQuintana Roo
MunicipalityCozumel
Largest settlementSan Miguel de Cozumel (pop. 84 915)
Presidente municipal (Municipal president)Juanita Obdulia Alonso Marrufo (Morena)
Demographics
DemonymCozumeleño(a)
Population88 626 (2020)
Pop. density154.5/km2 (400.2/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsMestizo, Maya, White Mexicans, Afro-Mexicans
Additional information
Time zone
Official websitecozumel.gob.mx
Official nameParque Nacional Arrecifes de Cozumel
DesignatedFebruary 2, 2005
Reference no.1449
Official nameManglares y Humedales del Norte de Isla Cozumel
DesignatedFebruary 2, 2009
Reference no.1921

Cozumel (Spanish pronunciation: [kosuˈmel]; Yucatec Maya: Kùutsmil) is an island and municipality in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen. It is separated from the mainland by the Cozumel Channel and is close to the Yucatán Channel. The municipality is part of the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico.