Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur is a state of Mexico. It is on the Baja California peninsula. Its capital is La Paz. About 500,000 people live there. Its name means "South Lower California".
Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur | |
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Coordinates: 25°50′N 111°58′W / 25.833°N 111.967°WCoordinates: 25°50′N 111°58′W / 25.833°N 111.967°W=inline,title | |
Country | Mexico |
Capital | La Paz |
Municipalities | 5 |
Largest City | La Paz |
Government | |
• Governor | Narciso Agúndez Montaño (PRD) |
• Federal Deputies | PRD: 2 |
• Federal Senators | PT: 2 PAN: 1 |
Area | |
• Total | 73,475 km2 (28,369 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 512,170(Ranked 32nd) |
• Demonym | Sudcaliforniano |
Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
HDI (2004) | 0.8269 - high Ranked 4th |
ISO 3166-2 | MX-BCS |
Postal abbr. | B.C.S. |
Website | www.gbcs.gob.mx |