Guerrero Negro (English: Black Warrior) is the largest town located in the municipality of Mulegé in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur (BCS). It had a population of 13,596 in the 2020 census.[ 2020 Comondú Census] The town is served by Guerrero Negro Airport.
Community
]]The town is on Federal Highway 1.
The town has a celebration each year to hail the annual arrival of the that calve in the of Baja California Sur (BCS). This festival occurs during the first half of February. The port of San Blas, also in BCS, has a similar festival on February 24 and 25.
History
Guerrero Negro was founded in 1957 when
Daniel Ludwig built a
salt works there to supply the demand of
sodium chloride in the western
United States. The salt mine was established around the Ojo de Liebre coastal lagoon to take advantage of its strong salinity. This company, called Exportadora de Sal, S.A., of C.V. ("Salt Exporters, Inc."), eventually became the greatest salt mine in the world, with a production of seven million tons of salt per year, exported to the main centers of consumption in the Pacific basin, especially
Japan,
Korea, the United States,
Canada,
Taiwan and
New Zealand.
Ludwig also constructed the hotel Acapulco Princess in the port of Acapulco, Guerrero. In 1973, he sold the salt company to the Mexican government and the zaibatsu Mitsubishi, 51% and 49% respectively.
The Autonomous University of Baja California Sur opened an extension campus in Guerrero Negro in 1995, offering degrees in economics and agricultural engineering in its first year.
Climate
Guerrero Negro possesses an
Pacific Ocean warm desert climate ( BWh); experiencing quite hot
summers and very mild winters. Average maxima vary from in August & September to in January, while average minima fluctuate between in August and in December.
Precipitation is very low, averaging per annum; and only occurs on 10.1 days annually.
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Notable Residents
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Julio César González (1976-2012), professional boxer
See also
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El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
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