La Paz Municipality, Baja California Sur
La Paz | |
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Top: Balandra Beach ; Middle: Todos Santos, Our Lady of Peace Cathedral: La Paz Promenade, San José Island | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of municipality in Baja California Sur | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Baja California Sur |
| Municipal seat and largest city | La Paz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Milena Paola Quiroga Romero (MORENA) |
| Area | |
• Total | 33,092.20 km2 (12,776.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 292,241 |
| • Density | 8.83111/km2 (22.8725/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 250,141 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Pacific (US Mountain)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (Pacific) |
| Website | (in Spanish) Ayuntamiento de La Paz |
| Source: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México | |
La Paz is a municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. Its area of 20,275 km2 (7,828 sq mi) makes it the municipality in Mexico with the fourth-largest area. It had a population of 290,286 inhabitants in the 2015 census. Its municipal seat, also named La Paz, is the state capital.