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. The municipality has an area of 32,883.93 km2 (12,696.56 sq mi), the most extensive in the country. There are a few National Parks and a World Heritage Site at Bahia de Los Angeles.
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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:
Camalú
Vicente Guerrero
San Quintín
El Rosario
El Mármol
Punta Prieta
Bahía de los Ángeles
Villa Jesús María.
Localities
The municipality is made up of many localities. Its urban localities in 2010 were:
Lázaro Cárdenas (16,294)
Vicente Guerrero (11,455)
Camalú (8,621)
Emiliano Zapata (5,756)
San Quintín (4,777)
Colonia Lomas de San Ramón (Triquis) (3,805)
Ejido Papalote (3,413)
Colonia Nueva Era (3,256)
Colonia Santa Fe (2,632)