Mulegé is the northernmost municipality

Municipalities of Mexico

Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...

 of the Mexican

Mexico

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 state

States of Mexico

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 of Baja California Sur

Baja California Sur

Baja California Sur , is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state on October 8, 1974, the area was known as the South Territory of Baja California. It has an area of , or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises...

. It is the second-largest (behind only Ensenada

Ensenada (municipality)

The municipality of Ensenada, with a land area of , takes up the majority of the state of Baja California. It is the largest in Mexico by area and the Americas. It contains all of Baja California apart from a strip at the north and, at the northeast extremity of the state, the municipality of...

) municipality by area in the country, with an area of 32,092.2 km² (12,777 sq mi). In the census of 2010 it had a population of 59,114 inhabitants. Isla Natividad

Isla Natividad

Isla Natividad is an island in the Pacific Ocean 6 km west off Punta Eugenia, the northwestern headland of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. 200 meters off its northwestern end lies Roca María at , with an area of 0.074 km²...

 is part of the municipality.

The municipal seat is located in Santa Rosalía

Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur

Santa Rosalía is a city located on the Baja California peninsula, in the northern part of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It was named after Saint Rosalia, although the reason for the name is not quite clear since the Misión de Santa Rosalía is not located by the town, but rather in...

.

There is an initiative to split the municipality into two, with the division along the ridge dividing the current municipality, so that the Pacific side, which includes its largest city, Guerrero Negro

Guerrero Negro

Guerrero Negro is the largest town located in the municipality of Mulegé in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur . It had a population of 13,054 in the 2010 census. Guerrero Negro is served by Guerrero Negro Airport.- Whale Festival :...

, and also Villa Alberto Andrés Alvarado Arámburo, would be separated from the Gulf of California side, which includes Santa Rosalía and Mulegé.

Subdivisions

Including the municipal seat of Santa Rosalía, the municipality is subdivided into six delegaciones:

1. Santa Rosalía
   Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur
   Santa Rosalía is a city located on the Baja California peninsula, in the northern part of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It was named after Saint Rosalia, although the reason for the name is not quite clear since the Misión de Santa Rosalía is not located by the town, but rather in...
   
   
2. Bahía Tortugas
3. Guerrero Negro
   Guerrero Negro
   Guerrero Negro is the largest town located in the municipality of Mulegé in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur . It had a population of 13,054 in the 2010 census. Guerrero Negro is served by Guerrero Negro Airport.- Whale Festival :...
   
   
4. Mulegé
5. San Ignacio
   San Ignacio, Baja California Sur
   San Ignacio is a palm oasis town in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, located between Guerrero Negro and Santa Rosalía. The town had a 2010 census population of 667 inhabitants and grew at the site of the Cochimí settlement of Kadakaamán and the Jesuit Mission San Ignacio founded in 1728 by...
   
   
6. Vizcaíno
   Vizcaino
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Communities

The census

Census

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 of 2010 lists 459 populated places, of which 90 had a population of 10 or more, and 38 of 100 or more. Those of 500 or more are listed below:

Name	2010 Census Population
Guerrero Negro Guerrero Negro Guerrero Negro is the largest town located in the municipality of Mulegé in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur . It had a population of 13,054 in the 2010 census. Guerrero Negro is served by Guerrero Negro Airport.- Whale Festival :...	13,054
Santa Rosalía Santa Rosalía, Baja California Sur Santa Rosalía is a city located on the Baja California peninsula, in the northern part of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. It was named after Saint Rosalia, although the reason for the name is not quite clear since the Misión de Santa Rosalía is not located by the town, but rather in...	11,765
Villa Alberto Andrés Alvarado Arámburo	6,902
Heroica Mulegé	3,821
Bahía Tortugas	2,671
San Francisco	2,152
Las Margaritas	1,595
Bahía Asunción	1,484
El Silencio	1,190
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz	969
Estero de la Bocana	967
Punta Abreojos	788
San Ignacio	667
Los Mártires	651
San Bruno	623
Ejido San Lucas	606
Total Municipality	59,114