Mulegé Municipality
Mulegé | |
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Top: San Francisco Cave Paintings ; Middle: Mission Santa Rosalía de Mulegé, Mission San Ignacio Kadakaamán; Bottom: Mulegé Oasis, San Ignacio Lagoon | |
Location of Mulegé in Baja California Sur. | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Baja California Sur |
| Municipal seat and largest city | Santa Rosalía |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Edith Aguilar Villavicencio (PAN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 33,092.20 km2 (12,776.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 64,022 |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi) |
| • Seat | 14,357 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Pacific (US Mountain)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (Pacific) |
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Mulegé is the northernmost municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It is the largest municipality by area in Mexico, with an area of 33,092.20 km2 (12,777 sq mi). In the 2020 Census, it had a population of 64,022 inhabitants. Isla Natividad is part of the municipality.
The municipal seat is located in Santa Rosalía. The El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve is located in the municipality, between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California. With a landmass of over 24,930 km2 (9,625 sq mi), it is the largest wildlife refuge in Mexico and borders on the northern edge of the Valle de los Cirios Protected Area of Flora and Fauna.