San Quintín Municipality

Coordinates: 32°34′N 116°38′W / 32.567°N 116.633°W / 32.567; -116.633
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San Quintín Municipality
Municipio de San Quintín
Coat of arms of San Quintín Municipality
Motto: 
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Location of San Quintín in Baja California prior to the creation of San Felipe.
Location of San Quintín in Baja California prior to the creation of San Felipe.
Coordinates: 32°34′N 116°38′W / 32.567°N 116.633°W / 32.567; -116.633
CountryMexico
State Baja California
Founded27 February 2020
SeatSan Quintín
Largest citySan Quintín
Area
 • Total32,883.93 km2 (12,696.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total117,568
 • Density3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi)
 Data source: [1]
Time zoneUTC−8 (Northwest (US Pacific))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (Northwest)
INEGI code006

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[edit]

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

Administrative divisions[edit]

1. Camalú 2. Vicente Guerrero 3. San Quintín 4. El Rosario 5. El Mármol 6. Punta Pietra 7. Bahía de los Ángeles 8. Villa Jesús María.
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2020117,568—    
[3][4][5][6]

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[edit]

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


References[edit]

  1. ^ "México en cifras". January 2016.
  2. ^ "México en cifras". January 2016.
  3. ^ "Localidades y su población por municipio según tamaño de localidad" (PDF) (in Spanish). INEGI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Número de habitantes". INEGI (National Institute of Statistics and Geography). Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Tabulados de la Encuesta Intercensal 2015" (xls) (in Spanish). INEGI. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  6. ^ "INEGI. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Tabulados del Cuestionario Básico – Aguascalientes" [INEGI. 2020 Population and Housing Census. Basic Questionnaire Tabulations – Aguascalientes] (Excel) (in Spanish). INEGI. 2020. pp. 1–4. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.