Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur

Loreto (Spanish pronunciation: [loˈɾeto]) is a municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It was created in 1992 from the partition of the neighboring Comondú Municipality. The municipal seat is in the town of Loreto, which was the former capital of Las Californias during Spanish colonial times.

Loreto
Municipality
Top: Panoramic view of Sierra de la Giganta from Loreto Bay; Middle: Loreto, Coronado Island ;Bottom: Mission San Francisco Javier of Viggé-Biuandó, Mission Our Lady of Loreto Conchó
Coat of arms of Loreto
Coat of arms
Location of Loreto in Baja California Sur.
Location of Loreto in Baja California Sur.
CountryMexico
StateBaja California Sur
Municipal seat and largest cityLoreto
Government
 • MayorPaola Margarita Cota Davis (PAN)
Area
 • Total4,418.98 km2 (1,706.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total18,052
 • Density4.08/km2 (10.6/sq mi)
 • Seat
16,311
Time zoneUTC−7 (Pacific (US Mountain))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (Pacific)

The 2020 census reported a population of 18,052, about 94 % of whom lived in the town of Loreto. The municipality has an area of 4,311 km² (1,664.49 sq mi).

Demographics

As 2020, the city of Loreto with a population of 16,311 concentrates 94 % of the municipal population. There are other 136 small communities, which the largest are Ligüí (248 hab.), Ensenada Blanca (227 hab.), Puerto Agua Verde (210 hab.), San Javier (155 hab.) and Nopoló (103 hab.).[1]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1995 9,986—    
2000 11,812+18.3%
2005 11,839+0.2%
2010 16,738+41.4%
2015 18,912+13.0%
2020 18,052−4.5%
[1]

Sister cities

See also

Alfredo Garcia Green, first municipal president of Loreto.

References
  1. "CENSO Loreto 2020" (PDF).
  2. Staff (March 30, 2015) "Ventura, Loreto discuss new sister city program during binational visit" Ventura County Star (subscription may be required for this article.)
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