Ciudad Constitución
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Ciudad Constitución road sign on Highway 1, south of the city
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 Ciudad Constitución
Ciudad Constitución
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| Coordinates: 25°01′56″N 111°40′13″W / 25.03222°N 111.67028°WCoordinates: 25°01′56″N 111°40′13″W / 25.03222°N 111.67028°W | |
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 Mexico
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| State | Baja California Sur |
| Municipality | Comondú |
| Elevation | 187 ft (57 m) |
| Population (September 2016) | |
| • City | 43,242 
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| • Density | 160/sq mi (62/km2) |
| • Urban | 43,104 |
| • Metro | 45,201 |
| • Metro density | 140/sq mi (53/km2) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC−7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−6) |
Ciudad Constitución is a city in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It is the seat of Comondú Municipality.
It is located 210 kilometers north of La Paz, Baja California Sur, and 147 kilometers south of Loreto, Baja California Sur.
As of 2010, the city had a total population of 40,935. It is the fifth-largest community in the state (behind La Paz, San José del Cabo, Cabo San Lucas, and Colonia del Sol). Ciudad Constitución is a small city which serves as a gateway to Magdalena Bay. It is also close to the Baja 1000 course.
The colonization of Valle de Santo Domingo (Valley of Santo Domingo) originated around 1940. A ranch called El Crucero (The Crossroad) was settled in a crossroad. Because of this, people started to gather around it and the population started to grow. It quickly became a commercial hub and an obligatory travel stop for all the inhabitants of Valle de Santo Domingo, as well as for people going north or south on the peninsula. Then, it became known as Villa Constitución, and later, Ciudad Constitución. Even today, many locals still call it "El Crucero". Every 5 February the city becomes the state's capital for one day. Since 1996, the Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Ciudad Constitución serves as a higher education institution.
Ciudad Constitución's mainstay is the cultivation of wheat, chickpea, cotton, asparagus, citrics, vegetables, among others crops. The city also has a dairy products processing plant (pasteurized milk, yogurt, fruit beverages): "Unión de Ejidos 20 de Noviembre". Ciudad Constitución has a few small hotels (Hotel El Conquistador, Hotel Conchita, Hotel Maribel, Hotel Ryal), supermarkets (Super Ley, Super Murillo), gas stations, travel agencies (Viajes Pedrín), etc. The Mexican long distance area code for the municipalities of Comondú and Loreto is 613. Internet access is possible in cybercafes through the city's downtown, as well as by dial-up access from regular landlines. Communication with remote areas of Valle de Santo Domingo, nearby islands, and other remote regions of the municipality of Comondú is mainly possible by means of a local AM radio station (XEVSD 1440 kHz).
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