Cancun

Summary

Cancun is a locality of Mexico^[1]. Cancun ranks in the top 0.14% of locality_of_mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,817 views/month, #2 of 1,428).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cancun is located in Benito Juárez Municipality^[3].
• Cancun is in the country of Mexico^[4].
• Cancun is on the body of water Caribbean Sea^[5].
• Cancun's image is recorded as CancúnCollage.jpg^[6].
• Cancun's instance of is recorded as locality of Mexico^[7].
• Cancun's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Cancun's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Cancun's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Benito Juarez, Quintana Roo.svg^[10].
• Cancun's logo image is recorded as Logotipo de Cancún.png^[11].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miami^[12].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Compton^[13].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mar del Plata^[14].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Timișoara^[15].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Granadilla de Abona^[16].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza^[17].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ceccano^[18].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ibiza^[19].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wichita^[20].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hangzhou^[21].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Antigua Guatemala^[22].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Varadero^[23].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mission^[24].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oaxaca de Juárez^[25].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pharr^[26].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Punta del Este^[27].

Body

Geography

Cancun is in the country of Mexico^[4]. Cancun is located in Benito Juárez Municipality^[3]. Cancun is on the body of water Caribbean Sea^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Cancun's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}^[28]. Cancun's population is recorded as {'amount': '+888797'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include locality of Mexico^[7], city^[8], and big city^[9].

History and Context

+1970-04-20T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Cancun^[30].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Cancun include Cancún International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in Mexico^[33].

Why It Matters

Cancun ranks in the top 0.14% of locality_of_mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,817 views/month, #2 of 1,428).^[2] Cancun has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Cancun is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Cancun include Cancún International Airport^[31], an international airport^[32], in Mexico^[33].