San Quintín Municipality Explained

San Quintín Municipality
Native Name:Municipio de San Quintín
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:27 February 2020
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:San Quintín
Seat1 Type:Largest city
Seat1:San Quintín
Motto:'
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:117568
Population Note:Data source: [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Area Total Km2:32,883.93
Leader Title:Municipal president
Blank Name:INEGI code
Blank Info:006
Timezone:Northwest (US Pacific)
Utc Offset:−8
Timezone Dst:Northwest
Utc Offset Dst:−7
Coordinates:32.5667°N -154°W

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.[2] 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:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: México en cifras. January 2016.
  2. Web site: México en cifras. January 2016.