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La Paz is a municipality of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. With a land area of 20,275 km² (7,828.2 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest municipality in land area in all of Mexico. It had a population of 219,596 inhabitants in the 2005 census (INEGI). The municipal seat, located in La Paz, also serves as the State capital. Image File history File links La_Paz,_BCS.png Summary Location of the municipality of La Paz, in Baja California Sur. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... The United Mexican States or Mexico (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or México) is a federal republic made up of 31 states (estados) and one Federal District, (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ... Baja California Sur is one of the 31 States of Mexico, occupying the part of the Baja California Peninsula south of the 28th parallel. ... The National Institute of Statistics, Geography, and Data Processing (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)) is a unit of the government of Mexico dedicated to the collection and organization of statistical, geographical and economic information on the country. ... The Bay of La Paz, as seen from the International Space Station La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur, Mexico, is a small city on the shores of the Gulf of California. ...


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Pescadero is a small village in Baja California Sur, Mexico at Km. ... The Bay of La Paz, as seen from the International Space Station La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur, Mexico, is a small city on the shores of the Gulf of California. ... Todos Santos is a small coastal town at the foothills of the Sierra de la Laguna Mountains, on the Pacific coast side of the Baja California Peninsula, about an hours drive north of Cabo San Lucas on Highway 19 and an hours drive south from La Paz. ...

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La Paz, Tarlac: Information from Answers.com (623 words)
La Paz is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Tarlac, Philippines.
La Paz lies on the southeast portion of the province of Tarlac, about 144.6 km from Metro Manila, 19.6 km from the provincial capital (Tarlac City) and 78.6 km from the regional center (San Fernando City).
La Paz is politically subdivided into 18 barangays, of which barangays San Isidro and San Roque are considered as urban areas and the rest of the barangays are considered rural areas.
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