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 (7,037 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 instance of is recorded as locality of Mexico^[6].
• Cancun's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Cancun's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miami^[9].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Compton^[10].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mar del Plata^[11].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Timișoara^[12].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Granadilla de Abona^[13].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza^[14].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ceccano^[15].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ibiza^[16].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wichita^[17].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hangzhou^[18].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Antigua Guatemala^[19].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Varadero^[20].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mission^[21].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oaxaca de Juárez^[22].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pharr^[23].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Punta del Este^[24].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tlaquepaque^[25].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sanya^[26].
• Cancun's twinned administrative body is recorded as Taxco de Alarcón^[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 sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}^[28]. Cancun has a population of {'amount': '+888797'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include locality of Mexico^[6], city^[7], and big city^[8].

History and Context

April 20, 1970 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 (7,037 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].