La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur

La Paz
—  Municipality  —
Seaside of La Paz

Coat of arms
Location of municipality in Baja California Sur
Country  Mexico
State  Baja California Sur
Government
 • Municipal president Víctor Castro Cosío (PRD)
Area
 • Municipality 20,274.98 km2 (7,828.2 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Municipality 251,871
 • Density 12.4/km2 (32.2/sq mi)
 • Urban 225,022
  Data source: INEGI
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
Website (Spanish) Ayuntamiento de La Paz
Source: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

La Paz is a municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. Its area of 20,275 km² (7,828.2 sq mi) makes it the municipality in Mexico with the fourth-largest area.[1] It had a population of 251,871 inhabitants in the 2010 census.[2] Its municipal seat, also named La Paz, is the state capital.

Communities

The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:[3]

Name 2010 Census Population
La Paz 215,178
Todos Santos 5,148
El Centenario 4,696
El Pescadero 2,338
Chametla 2,178
Colonia Calafia 1,690
Melitón Albáñez Domínguez 1,588
Los Barriles 1,174
El Sargento 958
San Juan de los Planes 902
General Juan Domínguez Cota 801
El Cachanilla 626
El Carrizal 618
San Pedro 568
Total Municipality 251,871

References

  1. ^ (Spanish) Los Municipios con Mayor y Menor Extensión Territorial, Instituto Nacional Para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal, SEGOB (Mexico.) Accessed on line 15-II-2008.
  2. ^ (Spanish) 2010 Census data, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. Accessed on line 15-II-2008.
  3. ^ 2010 census tables: INEGI

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