Loreto is a municipality

Municipalities of Mexico

Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...

 of the Mexican

Mexico

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 state

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 of Baja California Sur

Baja California Sur

Baja California Sur , is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state on October 8, 1974, the area was known as the South Territory of Baja California. It has an area of , or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises...

. It was created in 1992 from the partition of the neighboring Comondú Municipality. The municipal seat is in the town of Loreto

Loreto, Baja California Sur

Loreto was the first Spanish settlement on the Baja California Peninsula. It served as the capital of Las Californias from 1697 to 1777, and is the current seat of the municipality of Loreto in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur...

, which was the former capital of Las Californias

Las Californias

The Californias, or in — - was the name given by the Spanish to their northwestern territory of New Spain, comprising the present day states of Baja California and Baja California Sur on the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico; and the present day U.S. state of California in the United States of...

 during Spanish

Spain

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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

Loreto, Baja California Sur

Loreto was the first Spanish settlement on the Baja California Peninsula. It served as the capital of Las Californias from 1697 to 1777, and is the current seat of the municipality of Loreto in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur...

. The municipality has an area of 4,311 km² (1,664.49 sq mi).

Major communities

The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:

Name	2010 Census Population
Loreto Loreto, Baja California Sur Loreto was the first Spanish settlement on the Baja California Peninsula. It served as the capital of Las Californias from 1697 to 1777, and is the current seat of the municipality of Loreto in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur...	14,724
Ensenada Blanca Ensenada Blanca, Baja California Sur Ensenada Blanca is a community of Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur, Mexico. It is situated about 45 km south of Loreto. It had a 2010 census population of 255 inhabitants. It is the second-largest community in Loreto Municipality, after Loreto, the municipal seat.- References :...	255
Ligüí	203
Puerto Agua Verde	192
La Danzante	174
San Javier San Javier, Baja California Sur San Javier is a village in Loreto Municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It is approximately 36 km southwest of Loreto on an unfinished road...	131
Total Municipality	16,738

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Loreto Official website