Loreto () is a
municipality
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of the
Mexican state
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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
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during
Spanish
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colonial times.
The 2010 census reported a population of 16,738, about 88 percent of whom lived in the town of
Loreto. The municipality has an area of 4,311 km² (1,664.49 sq mi).
Demographics
Major communities
The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:
Sister cities
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Ventura, California
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(United States)
[Staff (March 30, 2015]
"Ventura, Loreto discuss new sister city program during binational visit"
''Ventura County Star
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See also
Alfredo Garcia Green, first municipal president of Loreto.
References
External links
Official Ayuntamiento de Loreto website (''Municipality of Loreto'')€”
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Baja California Sur€”
Municipalities of Baja California Sur
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