Baja California Sur
state of Mexico
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Baja California Sur is an administrative area established on October 8, 1974[1]. It has an area of 74k and an elevation of 239. The territory operates within the UTC−07:00 time zone. In 2010, its population was recorded at 637k[2].
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mexico[3]
- Country: Mexico[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[5]
- Head of government: Víctor Manuel Castro Cosío[6], Carlos Mendoza Davis[7]
- Continent: North America[8]
- Capital: La Paz[9]
- Shares border with: Baja California[10], Ensenada Municipality[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Comondú Municipality[12], La Paz Municipality[13], Loreto Municipality[14], Los Cabos Municipality[15], Mulegé Municipality[16]
- Follows: Baja California[17]
- Flag: flag of Baja California Sur[18]
- Legislative body: Congress of Baja California Sur[19]
- Postal code: 23[20]
- Commons category: Baja California Sur[21]
- Located in time zone: UTC−07:00[22]
- Local dialing code: 613[23], 612[24], 624[25], 615[26]
- Inception: October 8, 1974[27]
- Located in/on physical feature: Baja California peninsula[28]
- Official website: https://www.bcs.gob.mx/[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Baja California Sur[30]
- Commons gallery: Baja California Sur[31]
- Population: 637,026[32], 512,170[33], 424,041[34], 375,494[35], 317,764[36], 215,139[37], 128,019[38], 81,594[39], 61,864[40], 51,471[41], 47,089[42], 39,294[43]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Baja California Sur[44]
- Official name: Baja California Sur[45]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Baja California Sur[46]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Baja California Sur[47]
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Physical Characteristics
Baja California Sur covers an area of 73909.0 km²[48]. It sits at an elevation of 239 m[49].
Why It Matters
Baja California Sur has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]