Villa Jesús María, Baja California is a small town in
Baja California
Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...
,
Mexico
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, on
Highway 1
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between
El Rosarito to the north and
Guerrero Negro
Guerrero Negro is the largest town located in the municipality of Mulegé in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur (BCS). It had a population of 14,316 in the 2015 census. The town is served by Guerrero Negro Airport.
Whale Festival
The ...
to the south. It is located toward the southern end of the
Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay
Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay (Spanish: ''Bahía de Sebastián Vizcaíno'') is a prominent bay along the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula in northwestern Mexico. It is named after explorer Sebastián Vizcaíno.
Geography
The bay lies on ...
, due east of
Isla de Cedros. It is one of the
boroughs
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History
In the Middle Ag ...
(
Spanish
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: ''delegaciones'') of the
San Quintín Municipality
San Quintín is a municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California. Its municipal seat is located in the city of San Quintín, Baja California. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 117,568 inhabitants. The municipality has an ...
.
The main economic activity is fishing. In 2011, 3600 chocolate clams (''
Megapitaria squalida'') were being extracted per month in Faro Viejo, a location in the Villa Jesús María borough.
In June 2020 the State Attorney of Baja California, Juan Guillermo Ruiz Hernández, visited the Villa Jesús María to discuss issues of crime and insecurity with residents of the area.
References
2010 census tables: INEGI
San Quintín Municipality
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