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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|  Flag  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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