San Quintín Municipality

San Quintín is a municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California. Its municipal seat is located in the city of San Quintín, Baja California. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 117,568 inhabitants. The municipality has an area of 32,883.93 km² (12,696.55 sq mi). There are a few National Parks and a World Heritage Site at Bahia de Los Angeles.

History

On 27 February 2020 San Quintin separated from the municipality of Ensenada, and became Baja California's sixth municipality.

Administrative divisions

The municipality is divided into 8 delegations:

1. Camalú
2. Vicente Guerrero
3. San Quintín
4. El Rosario
5. El Mármol
6. Punta Prieta
7. Bahía de los Ángeles
8. Villa Jesús María.

Localities

The municipality is made up of many localities. Its urban localities in 2010 were:

• Lázaro Cárdenas (16,294)
• Vicente Guerrero (11,455)
• Camalú (8,621)
• Emiliano Zapata (5,756)
• San Quintín (4,777)
• Colonia Lomas de San Ramón (Triquis) (3,805)
• Ejido Papalote (3,413)
• Colonia Nueva Era (3,256)
• Colonia Santa Fe (2,632)

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