La Paz, Baja California Sur
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Where it is
Coordinates: 24°08′31″N 110°18′40″W (24.1420, -110.3110) · Open in OpenStreetMap
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According to the 2020 census, 250,141 people lived in La Paz, which serves as the seat of government for Baja California Sur and is that state's most populous urban center.[1][2]
Geography and history
The first European known to have landed in Baja California was Fortún Ximénez in 1533.[3][4] Hernán Cortés arrived at the bay on 3 May 1535 and named it Bahia de la Santa Cruz, currently the port of La Paz.[5] The municipality reported a population of 290,286 inhabitants.[6] The founding of La Paz occurred in 1720.[7]
La Paz lies within La Paz Municipality, which, with an area of 20,275 km², ranks as the fourth-largest municipality in Mexico.[8]
What the cited sources add
The History Channel account states that Baja California Sur was inhabited as early as 11000 B.C. and that nomadic tribes left artifacts such as arrow heads and Clovis points.[4] The same source notes that the first permanent mission in Baja California Sur was Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó, established in 1697 by Jesuit missionary Juan María de Salvatierra.[4] The History Channel reports that Baja California Sur became a state on October 8, 1974.[4] The History Channel account notes that Baja California Sur has the longest coastline of all Mexican states at more than 2,000 kilometers.[4]
References
- Wikipedia, "La Paz, Baja California Sur" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Tabulados del Cuestionario Básico – Baja California Sur", INEGI, 2020, p. 1–4 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "La Paz, Baja California Sur" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "México - Estados Unidos: bibliografía general sobre estudios fronterizos", El Colegio de Mexico, 1980, p. 59–98; "INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Tabulados del Cuestionario Básico – Baja California Sur", INEGI, 2020, p. 1–4 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "La Paz, Baja California Sur" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Baja California Sur", History Channel, 24 November 2009 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "Baja California Sur", History Channel, 24 November 2009. facts only, no text reused. history.com
- Wikipedia, "La Paz, Baja California Sur" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Historia", State of Baja California Sur (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "La Paz, Baja California Sur" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "México - Estados Unidos: bibliografía general sobre estudios fronterizos", El Colegio de Mexico, 1980, p. 59–98 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "La Paz, Baja California Sur" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cruz, "De la Excepcionalidad Politica a la Restriccion Jurisdiccional en la California Franciscana", Revista de Historia del Derecho, 2019, p. 83–112 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "La Paz, Baja California Sur" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Los Municipios con Mayor y Menor Extensión Territorial , Instituto Nacional Para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal, SEGOB (Mexico.) Accessed 15 February (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article La Paz, Baja California Sur (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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- Wikipedia: La Paz, Baja California Sur (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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