Municipio Loreto (Baja California Sur)
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| Country | Mexico | |
| State | Baja California Sur | |
| Seat | Loreto | |
| surface | 4,636.7 km² | |
| Residents | 16,738 (2010) | |
| density | 3.61 inhabitants per km² | |
| Website | www.loreto.gob.mx | |
| INEGI no. | 03009 | |
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| Presidente municipal | Arely Arce Peralta | |
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Coordinates: 26 ° 0 ′ N , 111 ° 24 ′ W
Loreto is a municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur . The municipality has 16,738 inhabitants (2010 census) and an area of 4,637 km². The main town and largest town in the municipality is Loreto of the same name . The municipality was formed in 1992 from parts of the Municipio Comondú .
geography
The municipality of Loreto is located in the east of the state of Baja California Sur at an altitude of up to 1600 m . It belongs entirely to the physiographic province of the Baja California peninsula . The geology of the municipality is made up of 65% extrusive rock , 25% sedimentary rock and 9% alluvions , the predominant soil types are the Leptosol (56%), Regosol (18%) and Vertisol (11%). 99% of the community area is covered with undergrowth.
The municipality of Loreto borders the municipalities Mulegé and Comondú as well as the Gulf of California . The municipality also includes several islands in the Gulf of California, including Isla Carmen , Isla Coronados , Isla Monserrat and Isla Santa Cruz .
population
According to the 2010 census, the municipality has 16,738 inhabitants in around 4,600 residential units. Of these, 304 people were registered as speakers of an indigenous language , including 60 speakers of Mazatec and 55 speakers of Zapotec . About 3.3% of the population were illiterate. 7,475 residents were registered as economically active, of which around 71% were men and 3.3% were unemployed. 10.2% of the population lived in extreme poverty.
Localities
The municipality of Loreto comprises 147 inhabited localidades , of which the INEGI only classifies the main town as urban. In the 2010 census, six towns had a population of over 100. These places are:
| place | population |
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| Loreto | 14,724 |
| Ensenada Blanca | 255 |
| Ligüí | 203 |
| Puerto Agua Verde | 192 |
| La Danzante | 174 |
| San Javier | 131 |
Web links
- Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México: Loreto (Spanish)
- INEGI : Datos Geográficos: Loreto (Spanish; PDF)
