La Paz, Baja California Sur
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- For other uses, see La Paz (disambiguation).
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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. It is located at Template:Coor dm, on the south end of the Bay of La Paz. As of 2000, the city had a population of some 163,000 people.
It is between the coastal range and a bay, and is a seaport. Industries include silver mining, agriculture, fishing and pearls. Tourism is also an important source of employment for this coastal community. It features in the John Steinbeck book, Sea of Cortez.Template:Mexico-geo-stub
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