Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur
Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location within Mexico | |
Municipalities of Baja California Sur | |
| Coordinates: 25°50′N 111°58′W / 25.833°N 111.967°W=inline,title | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Capital | La Paz |
| Municipalities | 5 |
| Largest City | La Paz |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Narciso Agúndez Montaño (PRD) |
| • Federal Deputies | PRD: 2 |
| • Federal Senators | PT: 2 PAN: 1 |
| Area Ranked 9th | |
| • Total | 73,475 km2 (28,369 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 512,170(Ranked 32nd) |
| • Demonym | Sudcaliforniano |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| HDI (2004) | 0.8269 - high Ranked 4th |
| ISO 3166-2 | MX-BCS |
| Postal abbr. | B.C.S. |
| Website | www.gbcs.gob.mx |
Baja California Sur is a state in northwest Mexico. It is on the Baja California peninsula. Its capital is La Paz. About 500,000 people live there. Its name means "South Lower California".