Loreto (Baja California Sur). Magical Town
The most complete information about the city of Loreto (pictures, maps, statistics, population) on a single page.
Did you know that this town in Baja California Sur has 16,311 inhabitants?
The town of Loreto (Baja California Sur). Magical Town belongs to the municipality of Loreto. There are 16,311 inhabitants and it is 3 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #1 of the ranking.
Loreto (Baja California Sur) is a Magical Town since 2012. You can also visit the following tourist attractions (names in Spanish): "Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto", "Observación de ballenas en Isla El Carmen", "Sierra de la Giganta", "Centro histórico", "Misión de San Francisco Javier de Viggé Biaundó".
Data: In Loreto, 79% of the inhabitants are catholic and 77% of the housings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.
#1 Where is Loreto? How to go? Map
Location map of Loreto in Baja California Sur: Use the controls in the upper left area to zoom in (+) or out (-). This is a satellite photo centered in Loreto, which is marked with the following symbol
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#2 The population of Loreto (Baja California Sur) is 16,311 inhabitants
Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
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2020 | 8010 | 8301 | 16311 |
2010 | 7001 | 7723 | 14724 |
2005 | 5078 | 5205 | 10283 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.03 | 1.66 |
Population coming from outside the State of Baja California Sur: | 24.11% | 25.92% |
Illiterate population: | 1.33% | 1.63% |
Illiterate population (men): | 0.70% | 1.66% |
Illiterate population (women): | 0.63% | 1.60% |
Schooling level: | 10.22 | 9.22 |
Schooling level (men): | 10.11 | 9.14 |
Schooling level (women): | 10.32 | 9.30 |
2020 | 2010 | |
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Percentage of indigenous population: | 2.72% | 2.08% |
Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.20% | 1.27% |
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.01% | 0.01% |
Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Loreto (statistics, pictures, maps, restaurants...) at this link.
2020 | 2010 | |
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Employed population over 12 years: | 49.86% | 42.78% |
Employed population over 12 years (men): | 58.88% | 54.95% |
Employed population over 12 years (women): | 40.51% | 29.35% |
Number of inhabited private housings: | 5,085 | 5,304 |
Homes with electricity: | 97.70% | 92.96% |
Homes with piped water: | 96.13% | 89.40% |
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 96.79% | 94.30% |
Homes with a radio: | 61.75% | 71.40% |
Homes with a television: | 91.29% | 92.38% |
Homes with a refrigerator: | 92.98% | 86.72% |
Homes with a washing machine: | 76.56% | 73.11% |
Homes with a car: | 76.24% | 74.52% |
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 42.89% | 39.10% |
Homes with landline telephone: | 32.29% | 30.79% |
Homes with cell phones: | 92.66% | 84.26% |
Homes with Internet: | 47.06% | 27.94% |
#3 Satellite photo of Loreto
With the satellite map of Loreto will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Loreto. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of Loreto.
#4 What to do in Loreto
Want to know what to see in Loreto if you are visiting this town?Here are some ideas of activities to enjoy Loreto.Las mejores montes de Loreto para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro Gordo (171 meters): 4.4 km walk (54 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Cerro El Divisadero (119 meters): 5.4 km walk (87 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Las Chivas (221 meters): 5.6 km walk (109 minutes), heading West.
- Cerro Las Sallas (306 meters): 6.2 km walk (91 minutes), heading Northwest.
- Ejido Loreto al Sur (11 inhabitants): Located 6 km to the Southwest (7 minutes by car)
- Tecoragui (10 inhabitants): Located 9 km to the North (13 minutes by car)
- Nopoló (103 inhabitants): Located 12 km to the South (16 minutes by car)
- Juncalito (12 inhabitants): Located 29 km to the South (30 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of Loreto (Baja California Sur)
In Loreto there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of Loreto, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.
Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
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Infants (0-5 years) | 740 | 765 | 1,505 |
Youth (6-14 years) | 1,261 | 1,349 | 2,610 |
Adults (15-59 years) | 5,167 | 5,271 | 10,438 |
Elderly (60+ years) | 842 | 916 | 1,758 |
#6 Pictures of Loreto
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of Loreto? We have located on the Internet several beautiful images of places and locations nearby, so you can see the beauty of this Mexican town. Some are artistic pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like Loreto.
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#7 Vote for Loreto as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#12 Local food places, eat out, restaurants in Loreto
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>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Loreto
#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Loreto
- Arroyo de Parras (- inhabitants)
- El Divisadero (6 inhabitants)
- El Edén (- inhabitants)
- El Imposible (3 inhabitants)
- El Palmar (- inhabitants)
- Taller Autopartes Y Servicios Díaz (- inhabitants)
- Las Brisas (2 inhabitants)
- La Mesa del Chivato (- inhabitants)
- La Pila (3 inhabitants)
- Los Chamacos (- inhabitants)
- Los Dolores (13 inhabitants)
- Lote 3-A (- inhabitants)
- Rancho Nuevo (2 inhabitants)
- San Gregorio (4 inhabitants)
- Santa Cruz (5 inhabitants)