Mulegé

Also known as Mulege

Mulegé is a city in Mulegé Municipality, Baja California Sur, situated on the Gulf of California. Located on the Gulf of California, the population was 3,834 according to the Mexican census of 2020.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Mulegé
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.official_name: Heroica Mulegé
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mexico Baja California Sur#Mexico
Settlement.pushpin_label: Mulegé
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Baja California Sur
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mulegé
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.population_total: 3,834
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions
Settlement.timezone: Pacific (US Mountain)

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Heroica Mulegé
Population: 3834
Elevation: 13
Image: Mulegé Street.jpg
Dialing code: 615
Licence plate code: 3

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postal code: 23900
time of earliest written record: 1701-00-00
Commons category: Mulegé
native label: Heroica Mulegé

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== History == thumb|left|The Battle of Mulegé in 1847. Indigenous peoples have lived in this area for thousands of years due to the abundance of water in the river valley. Extensive ancient cave paintings can be found in the nearby Sierra de Guadalupe mountains.