Baja California Sur | |||
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State | |||
Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur | |||
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Nickname(s): El Acuario Del Mundo (The aquarium of the world) | |||
Anthem: Canto a Baja California | |||
Baja California Sur within Mexico |
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Coordinates: 25°51′N 111°58′W / 25.850°N 111.967°WCoordinates: 25°51′N 111°58′W / 25.850°N 111.967°W | |||
Country | Mexico | ||
Capital | La Paz | ||
Municipalities | 5 | ||
Largest City | La Paz | ||
Admission | October 8, 1974 | ||
Order | 31st | ||
Government | |||
• Governor | Carlos Mendoza Davis | ||
• Senators |
Isaías González Cuevas Ricardo Barroso Agramont Juan Fernández Sánchez Navarro |
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Area | |||
• Total | 73,909 km2 (28,536 sq mi) | ||
Ranked 9th | |||
Highest elevation | 2,080 m (6,820 ft) | ||
Population (2015) | |||
• Total | 712,029 | ||
• Rank | 31st | ||
• Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) | ||
• Density rank | 32nd | ||
Demonym(s) | Sudcaliforniano (a) | ||
Time zone | MST (UTC-7) | ||
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) | ||
Postal code | 23 | ||
Area code | |||
ISO 3166 code | MX-BCS | ||
HDI | 0.789 Very High Ranked 3rd of 32 | ||
GDP | US$ 3.968 billion | ||
Website | Official Web Site | ||
^ a. The state's GDP was 50,785,641 thousands of pesos in 2006, amount corresponding to 3,967,628.2 thousands of dollars (one USD=12,80 pesos as of June 3, 2010). |
Baja California Sur ( /ˈbaxa kaliˈfornja sur/ ), (English: South Lower California), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur), is the second-smallest Mexican state by population and the 31st admitted state of the 31 states which, with the Mexico City, make up 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 (El Territorio Sur de Baja California). It has an area of 73,909 km2 (28,536 sq mi), or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico, and occupies the southern half of the Baja California Peninsula, south of the 28th parallel, plus the uninhabited Rocas Alijos in the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered to the north by the state of Baja California, to the west by the Pacific Ocean, and to the east by the Gulf of California, or the "Sea of Cortés". The state has maritime borders with Sonora and Sinaloa to the east, across the Gulf of California.
The state is home to the tourist resorts of Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo. Its largest city and capital is La Paz.