San Javier, Baja California Sur
Encyclopedia
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. It had a population of 131 inhabitants at the census of 2010, and contains the Misión San Francisco Xavier de Viggé-Biaundó (more commonly known as Misión San Javier).
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
state
States of Mexico
The United Mexican States is a federal republic formed by 32 federal entities .According to the Constitution of 1917, the states of the federation are free and sovereign. Each state has their own congress and constitution, while the Federal District has only limited autonomy with a local Congress...
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 is approximately 36 km southwest 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...
on an unfinished road. It had a population of 131 inhabitants at the census of 2010, and contains the Misión San Francisco Xavier de Viggé-Biaundó (more commonly known as Misión San Javier).
External links
- Ayuntamiento de Loreto Official website of Municipality of Loreto