José María Morelos
Jose María Morelos municipal hall
José María Morelos Location within Mexico
Coordinates: 19°45′N 88°42′W / 19.750°N 88.700°W / 19.750; -88.700
Country	Mexico
State	Quintana Roo
Municipality	José María Morelos
Named for	José María Morelos
Government
• Municipal President	José Dolores Baladez Chi
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	11,750
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Website	www.josemariamorelos.gob.mx

José María Morelos is the municipal seat and largest city in José María Morelos Municipality in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 11,750 persons.^[1]

José María Morelos was established in the 19th century with the purpose of exporting wood and chicle. It was originally called Kilómetro 50, since it was 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Peto. When Quintana Roo became a state in 1974, the place was renamed after the revolutionary rebel leader José María Morelos, and it became the seat of the namesake municipality.

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• Media related to José María Morelos, Quintana Roo at Wikimedia Commons