Mulegé (municipality)

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Mulegé is the northernmost municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It is the second-largest (behind only Ensenada) municipality by area in the country, with an area of 32,092.2 km² (12,777 sq mi). In the census of 2005 it had a population of 52,743 inhabitants. Isla Natividad is part of the municipality.

The municipal seat is located in Santa Rosalía.

[edit] Subdivisions

Including the municipal seat of Santa Rosalía, the municipality is subdivided into six delegaciones:

Santa Rosalía
Bahía Tortugas
Guerrero Negro
Mulegé
San Ignacio
Vizcaíno

[edit] Communities

The census of 2001 lists 473 populated places, of which 107 had a population of 10 or more, and 40 of 100 or more. Those of 500 or more are listed below:

Guerrero Negro 11894
Santa Rosalía 9768
Villa Alberto Andrés Alvarado Arámburo 5757
Heroica Mulegé 3317
Bahía Tortugas 2347
San Francisco 1944
Las Margaritas 1502
Bahía Asunción 1242
El Silencio 1143
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz 1038
Estero de la Bocana 901
San Ignacio 719
San Bruno 646
Punta Abreojos 583

[edit] References

Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografia e Informática
Instituto Nacional Para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal

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