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Loreto Municipality, Baja California Sur

Loreto
Municipality
Coat of arms of Loreto
Coat of arms
Location of Loreto in Baja California Sur.
Location of Loreto in Baja California Sur.
Country Mexico
State Baja California Sur
Municipal seat Loreto
Largest city Loreto
Area
 • Total 4,418.98 km2 (1,706.18 sq mi)
Population (2015)
 • Total 18,912
 • Density 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone Pacific (US Mountain) (UTC−7)
 • Summer (DST) Pacific (UTC−6)

Loreto (Spanish About this sound  ) is a municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It was created in 1992 from the partition of the neighboring Comondú Municipality. The municipal seat is in the town of Loreto, which was the former capital of Las Californias during Spanish colonial times.

The 2010 census reported a population of 16,738, about 88 percent of whom lived in the town of Loreto. The municipality has an area of 4,311 km² (1,664.49 sq mi).

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


Coordinates: 26°00′46″N 111°20′36″W / 26.01278°N 111.34333°W / 26.01278; -111.34333


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