Municipalities of Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur is a state in northwest Mexico divided into five municipalities.[1] According to the 2020 INEGI census, Baja California Sur is the second least populous state with Template:Nts inhabitants and the 11th largest by land area, spanning Script error: No such module "convert"..[1][2]
Municipalities in Baja California Sur are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[3] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).[4] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[5] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[5]
The largest municipality by population in Baja California Sur is Los Cabos, with 351,111 residents, and the smallest is Loreto with 18,052 residents.[1] The largest municipality by area in Baja California Sur and second largest in Mexico is Mulegé, which spans Script error: No such module "convert"., while Los Cabos is the smallest at Script error: No such module "convert"..[2] The first municipality to incorporate was Loreto on Template:Dts, and the newest municipality is Los Cabos which incorporated Template:Dts.[6]
Municipalities
- Largest municipalities in Baja California Sur by population
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Los Cabos, largest municipality by population in Baja California Sur
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Ciudad Constitución in Comondú, third largest municipality by population.
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| Name | Municipal seat | Population (2020)[1] |
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| Comondú | Ciudad Constitución | Template:Change | Script error: No such module "convert". | Template:Pop density | Template:Dts | |||
| La PazTemplate:Dagger | La Paz | Template:Change | Script error: No such module "convert". | Template:Pop density | Template:Dts | |||
| Loreto | Loreto | Template:Change | Script error: No such module "convert". | Template:Pop density | Template:Dts | |||
| Los Cabos | San José del Cabo | Template:Change | Script error: No such module "convert". | Template:Pop density | Template:Dts | |||
| Mulegé | Santa Rosalía | Template:Change | Script error: No such module "convert". | Template:Pop density | Template:Dts | |||
| Baja California Sur | — | Template:Change | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "convert". | Template:Pop density | — | ||
| Mexico | — | Template:Change | Template:Nts | Script error: No such module "convert". | Template:Pop density | — | ||
References
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