| Mulegé | |||
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| Location of Mulegé in Baja California Sur. | |||
| Country | Mexico | ||
| State | Baja California Sur | ||
| Municipal seat | Santa Rosalía | ||
| Largest city | Guerrero Negro | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 59,114 | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC-7) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-6) | ||
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 2010 it had a population of 59,114 inhabitants. Isla Natividad is part of the municipality.
The municipal seat is located in Santa Rosalía.
There is an initiative to split the municipality into two, with the division along the ridge dividing the current municipality, so that the Pacific side, which includes its largest city, Guerrero Negro, and also Villa Alberto Andrés Alvarado Arámburo, would be separated from the Gulf of California side, which includes Santa Rosalía and Mulegé.
Including the municipal seat of Santa Rosalía, the municipality is subdivided into six delegaciones:
The census of 2010 lists 459 populated places, of which 90 had a population of 10 or more, and 38 of 100 or more. Those of 500 or more are listed below:
| Name | 2010 Census Population |
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| Guerrero Negro | 13,054 |
| Santa Rosalía | 11,765 |
| Villa Alberto Andrés Alvarado Arámburo | 6,902 |
| Heroica Mulegé | 3,821 |
| Bahía Tortugas | 2,671 |
| San Francisco | 2,152 |
| Las Margaritas | 1,595 |
| Bahía Asunción | 1,484 |
| El Silencio | 1,190 |
| Gustavo Díaz Ordaz | 969 |
| Estero de la Bocana | 967 |
| Punta Abreojos | 788 |
| San Ignacio | 667 |
| Los Mártires | 651 |
| San Bruno | 623 |
| Ejido San Lucas | 606 |
| Total Municipality | 59,114 |
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