Baja California Sur is a state in northwestern Mexico. Located in southern California peninsula. The area is 73,700 square kilometers. With a population of 317,000 (1990), the area is vast and sparsely populated. La Paz, the capital. The east is mountainous and volcanic, and the west has a wider coastal plain，sports fitness .
Basic Information Chinese name Baja California Sur
foreign language name Baja California Sur
alias Baja California Sur
Administrative division category State
district belong to Mexico
Geographical location northwest mexico
area 73700 km²
Subordinate areas La Paz
Government residence La Paz
Climatic conditions dry subtropical climate
population 317,000 (1990)
dialect Spanish
Table of contents 1 Physical Geography 2 History 3 Economy 4 Travel
Baja California Sur, or Baja California Sur for short, is located in the southern half of the California Peninsula, bordering the Gulf of California to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Surrounded by the sea on three sides, it has nearly 2,200 kilometers of coastline. The land area is 73,677 square kilometers, of which 70% are mountains and deserts, making it the ninth largest state in Mexico. Rivers are scarce. Many small islands along the coast. With a population of nearly 600,000, it is the state with the lowest population density in Mexico. [1] Baja California Sur inland landscape Baja California Sur inland landscape
A region was established in 1931 and changed to a state in 1974.
The most important economic sector is fishery. The coast is rich in seafood such as prawns, sardines, white tuna, abalone and clams, and it is the second largest export state of Mexican seafood. However, the breeding, production, storage, packaging, transportation and processing of fisheries are still in the downstream stage. The main agricultural and livestock products are cotton, olives, grapes, cattle and sheep breeding and so on. The state's Guerrero Negro region is home to the second largest saltworks in the world.
baja california south coast
From October 26 to 27, 2002, the APEC and G20 summit meetings were held in the beautiful Los Cabos, which greatly increased the popularity of this area and attracted more and more Chinese to travel here.
The tourism industry is developed, especially the marine tourism resources (coasts and islands) diversity ecotourism is very rich, and it has strong competitiveness in the demand of international tourism. It receives millions of tourists each year, most of them Americans. The main tourist destinations are Los Cabos and Santa Rosalia. According to statistics, in 2012, about 1,500 Chinese people traveled here.
