MULEGé (MUNICIPALITY)

'Mulegé' is the northernmost municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It is the second-largest (behind only Ensenada) municipality by area in the country, with an area of 32,092.2 km² (12,777 sq mi). In the census of 2005 it had a population of 52,743 inhabitants. Isla Natividad is part of the municipality.
The municipal seat is located in Santa Rosalía.

Contents

Subdivisions

Communities

References

Subdivisions

Including the municipal seat of Santa Rosalía, the municipality is subdivided into six ''delegaciones'':
#Santa Rosalía
#Bahía Tortugas
#Guerrero Negro
#Mulegé
#San Ignacio
#Vizcaíno

Communities

The census of 2001 lists 473 populated places, of which 107 had a population of 10 or more, and 40 of 100 or more. Those of 500 or more are listed below:

★ Guerrero Negro 11894

★ Santa Rosalía 9768

★ Villa Alberto Andrés Alvarado Arámburo 5757

★ Heroica Mulegé 3317

★ Bahía Tortugas 2347

★ San Francisco 1944

★ Las Margaritas 1502

★ Bahía Asunción 1242

★ El Silencio 1143

★ Gustavo Díaz Ordaz 1038

★ Estero de la Bocana 901

★ San Ignacio 719

★ San Bruno 646

★ Punta Abreojos 583

References

★ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografia e Informática

★ Instituto Nacional Para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal