La Paz (municipality)
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| La Paz | |
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| Country |  Mexico |
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| State |  Baja California Sur |
| Government | |
| - Municipal president | Víctor Castro Cosío (PRD) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 20,274.98 km² (7,828.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| - Total | 219,596 |
| - Density | 10.8/km² (28.1/sq mi) |
| Data source: INEGI | |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| - Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| Source: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México | |
| Website: (Spanish) Ayuntamiento de La Paz | |
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 219,596 inhabitants in the 2005 census.[2] Its municipal seat, also named La Paz, is the state capital.
[edit] Communities
- Cabo Pulmo
- Chametla
- El Centenario
- El Pescadero
- La Paz
- Los Frailes
- Todos Santos
[edit] References
- ^ (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.
- ^ (Spanish) Link to tables of population data from the 2005 Census, INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. Accessed on line 15-II-2008.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Ayuntamiento de La Paz Official website
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Baja California Sur La Paz, capital |
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Cabo San Lucas | Ciudad Constitución | La Paz | San José del Cabo |
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