Baja California Sur
Baja California Sur is a state of Mexico. It is on the Baja California peninsula. Its capital is La Paz. About 500,000 people live there. Its name means "South Lower California".
Baja California Sur
Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Mexico | |
 Municipalities of Baja California Sur | |
| Coordinates: 25°50′N 111°58′W=inline,title | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Capital | La Paz |
| Municipalities | 5 |
| Largest City | La Paz |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Narciso Agúndez Montaño (PRD) |
| • Federal Deputies | PRD: 2 |
| • Federal Senators | PT: 2 PAN: 1 |
| Area Ranked 9th | |
| • Total | 73,475 km2 (28,369 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 512,170(Ranked 32nd) |
| • Demonym | Sudcaliforniano |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| HDI (2004) | 0.8269 - high Ranked 4th |
| ISO 3166-2 | MX-BCS |
| Postal abbr. | B.C.S. |
| Website | www.gbcs.gob.mx |
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