Los Cabos Municipality

Los Cabos
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms
Location of Los Cabos on Baja California Sur's tip.
Country Mexico
State Baja California Sur
Municipal seat San José del Cabo
Largest city San José del Cabo
Population (2010)
 • Total 238,487
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)

Los Cabos is a municipality located at the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula, in the state of Baja California Sur. It encompasses the towns of Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo (the municipal seat), as well as the Resort Corridor that lies between the two. The area's economy, like many resort areas in Mexico, was based on fishing but is now geared towards tourism, though sport fishing and golf are the area's main attractions. Also the tourist can enjoy the whales who come to visit this area to spend the winter in the warm waters.

The municipality had a population of 238,487 inhabitants according to the 2010 census. It has an area of 3,451.51 square kilometres (1,332.64 sq mi).

The annual average temperature is 78 °F (26 °C). From October to April the temperature is between 78 °F (26 °C) and 82 °F (28 °C) during the day and between 57 °F (14 °C) and 62 °F (17 °C) at night. The rest of the year temperatures may go over 100 °F (38 °C) during the day and between 70 °F (21 °C) and 85 °F (29 °C) at night. Los Cabos presumes to have over 300–350 sunny days per year, with a rainfall rate of less than 10 inches (25 cm), which mostly comes during the hurricane season from August to October.

The Arc is a real reference point in Los Cabos and it is only reachable by boat, UNESCO recently declared the Arch a World Heritage Site.

Communities

The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:[1]

Name 2010 Census Population
San José del Cabo 69,788
Cabo San Lucas 68,463
Colonia del Sol 48,032
Las Palmas 11,562
Las Veredas 10,478
San José Viejo 7,222
La Ribera 2,050
San Bernabé 1,794
La Playa 1,417
Miraflores 1,384
Total Municipality 238,487

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