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The Baja California peninsula is now part of the Pacific Plate and is moving with it away from the East Pacific Rise in a north northwestward direction. Along the coast north of Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur is a prominent volcanic activity area. Volcanoes of the peninsula and adjacent islands include: [15] Volcanoes of east-central Baja ...
La Paz ( pronounced [la ˈpas] ⓘ, English: "peace") is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, with a 2020 census population of 250,141 inhabitants, [ 1] making it the most populous city in the state. La Paz City is located in La Paz Municipality —the fourth-largest municipality in Mexico, by area and ...
Baja California Sur ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbaxa kaliˈfoɾnja ˈsuɾ] ⓘ; 'South Lower California'), officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur (English: Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur ), is the least populated state and the 31st admitted state of the 32 federal entities which comprise the 31 States of Mexico.
Cabo San Lucas ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaβo san ˈlukas], " Saint Luke Cape "), also known simply as Cabo, is a resort city at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. As of the 2020 Census, the population of the city was 202,694. [ 1][ 2] Cabo San Lucas, together with the famous San ...
Loreto is a regional economic and cultural center, as well as a major tourist destination on the Baja California Peninsula. Loreto was founded in 1697, when Juan María de Salvatierra founded Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó. The city served as the capital of Province of the Californias until 1777, when the capital moved to Monterey ...
Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of Baja California (Territorio Norte de Baja California). It has an area of 70,113 km 2 (27,071 sq mi) (3.57% of the land mass of Mexico) and comprises the northern half of the Baja California peninsula, north of the 28th parallel, plus oceanic Guadalupe Island.
This is a list of the largest cities in Baja California. Populations are 2005 National Population Council (CONAPO) estimates. [ 1 ] The following list includes information of cities from the Baja California municipalities of Mexicali, Ensenada, Playas de Rosarito, Tijuana and Tecate.
Municipalities of Baja California Sur since 1992. Baja California Sur is a state in Northwest Mexico divided into five municipalities. [1] According to the 2020 Mexican census, Baja California Sur is the second least populous state with 798,447 inhabitants and the 11th largest by land area, spanning 73,909.4 square kilometres (28,536.6 sq mi).