La Paz: facts

At a glance

• Country: Mexico
• Region: Baja California Sur
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 250,141
• Coordinates: 24.1423° N, 110.3132° W
• Time zone: America/Mazatlan (UTC-07:00)
• Currency: Peso (MXN)
• Distance to the capital, Mexico City: 1,268 km (788 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Manuel Márquez de León International Airport (LAP): 9.3 km (5.8 mi), straight line
• Los Cabos International Airport (SJD): 126 km (78 mi), straight line
• Cabo San Lucas International Airport (CSW): 138 km (86 mi), straight line