La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur
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| Country |  Mexico |
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| State |  Baja California Sur |
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| Government | |||
| • Municipal president | Víctor Castro Cosío (PRD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Municipality | 20,274.98 km2 (7,828.21 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Municipality | 251,871 | ||
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/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.
Demographics
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1970 | 51,521 | — |
| 1980 | 130,427 | +153.2% |
| 1990 | 160,970 | +23.4% |
| 1995 | 182,418 | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 196,907 | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 219,596 | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 251,871 | +14.7% |
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As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 251,871.[4]
As of 2010, the city of La Paz had a population of 215,178.[4] Other than the city of La Paz, the municipality had 1,749 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: Todos Santos (5,148), El Centenario (4,696), classified as urban, and El Pescadero (2,338), Chametla (2,178), Colonia Calafia (1,690), Melitón Albáñez Domínguez (1,588), and Los Barriles (1,174), classified as rural.[4]
See also
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) 2010 Census data, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática. Accessed on line 15-II-2008.
- ↑ http://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/TabuladosBasicos/LeerArchivo.aspx?ct=993&c=16762&s=est&f=1
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External links
- (Spanish) Ayuntamiento de La Paz Official website
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