Loreto () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
Mexican state
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of
Baja California Sur
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. 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 2020 census reported a population of 18,052, about 94% of whom lived in the town of Loreto. The municipality has an area of .
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
Ligüà (248 hab.),
Ensenada Blanca (227 hab.),
Puerto Agua Verde (210 hab.),
San Javier (155 hab.) and
Nopoló (103 hab.).
[
]
Sister City
* 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'')
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Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México: Baja California Sur
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Municipalities of Baja California Sur
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