Loreto | |
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.jpg)   .jpg) .jpg) Top: Panoramic view of Sierra de la Giganta from Loreto Bay; Middle: Loreto, Coronado Island ;Bottom: Mission San Francisco Javier of Viggé-Biuandó, Mission Our Lady of Loreto Conchó | |
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 Location of Loreto in Baja California Sur. | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Baja California Sur |
| Municipal seat and largest city | Loreto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paola Margarita Cota Davis (PAN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,418.98 km2 (1,706.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,052 |
| • Density | 4.08/km2 (10.6/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 16,311 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Pacific (US Mountain)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (Pacific) |
Loreto (Spanish pronunciation: [loˈɾeto]) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It was created in 1992 from the partition of the neighboring Comondú Municipality. The municipal seat is in the town of Loreto, which was the former capital of Las Californias during Spanish colonial times.
The 2020 census reported a population of 18,052, about 94% of whom lived in the town of Loreto. The municipality has an area of 4,311 km2 (1,664 sq mi).