City profile · Mexico · North America
La Paz
City population
250,141
#81
in Mexico
#1
in Baja California Sur
#2,299
worldwide
24.142, -110.313 · 1,268 km from Mexico City
About La Paz
La Paz is a city in Baja California Sur, Mexico with a population of 250,141. It is the 81st largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, and the 2,299th largest worldwide. It lies 1,268 km from Mexico City.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 5
Elevation
33 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Mazatlan
Coordinates
24.142, -110.313
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 625 in MexicoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.