La Paz

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La Paz

Total population

250,141

Air quality index

33Good

Coordinates24.16°, -110.32°

Demographic figures from INEGI. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

La Paz is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, with a 2020 census population of 250,141 inhabitants, making it the most populous city in the state. La Paz is located in La Paz Municipality, the fourth-largest municipality in Mexico by area, with a population of 292,241.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Antonio López Ojedo

Mexican footballer

Paola Espinosa

Mexican diver

Dolores Heredia

Mexican actress

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Claude Bloodgood

American chess player (1937-2001)

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Angel César Mendoza Arámburo

Mexican politician (1934-2014)

Manuel Ojeda

Mexican actor (1940–2022)

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Francisco Cornejo

1892 – 1963, Mexican painter and sculptor, specialized in Maya and Aztec themes

Memo Gidley

Mexican-american racing driver

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Ramón García Hirales

Mexican boxer

R

Raúl García

Mexican boxer

Masayoshi Soken

Japanese composer

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Daniela de Jesus Cosio

Mexican model

D

Diana Reyes

Mexican singer

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Alberto Alvarado Arámburo

Mexican politician (1925-1996)

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Karen Higuera

Mexican beauty pageant contestant

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Francisco Armando Meza Castro

Mexican politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about La Paz

Paceño, yo

Mauricio Guillén Monsalvo · 2014

Plan municipal de desarrollo, La Paz, 1987-1990

La Paz (Baja California Sur, Mexico) · 1987

Plan de propios y arbitrios de la municipalidad de La Paz

La Paz (Baja California Sur, Mexico) · 1868

Preparación y desempeño de los economistas en la ciudad de La Paz, Baja California Sur

J. Antonio Martínez de la Torre · 1994

Palabras contra el olvido

José Guadalupe Ojeda Aguilar · 2003

Guía familiar de Baja California, 1700-1900

Pablo L. Martínez · 1965

Book of abstracts of the 11th International Pectinid Workshop, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México, April 10-15, 1997

International Pectinid Workshop (11th 1997 La Paz, México) · 1997

Research Amateur Astronomy. Proceedings of the Symposium on Research Amateur Astronomy 7 - 12 July 1991 La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexiko.

Stephen J. Edberg · 1992

Search results from Open Library.

Official Identifiers