▁Category : G ram my ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁Award ▁recip ients ▁Category : American ▁folk ▁songs ▁Category : Pop ▁standards ▁Category : 1 9 0 8 ▁songs ▁Category : Foot ball ▁songs ▁and ▁ch ants ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁National ▁Rec ording ▁Reg istry ▁record ings ▁Category : Dr . ▁John ▁songs ▁Category : Tom ▁Wa its ▁songs <0x0A> </s> ▁Lor eto ▁ ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁municipality ▁of ▁the ▁Mexican ▁state ▁of ▁B aja ▁California ▁Sur . ▁It ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁from ▁the ▁partition ▁of ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁Com ond ú ▁Municip ality . ▁The ▁municipal ▁seat ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Lor eto , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁former ▁capital ▁of ▁Las ▁Cal if or ni as ▁during ▁Spanish ▁colonial ▁times . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁reported ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 6 , 7 3 8 , ▁about ▁ 8 8 ▁percent ▁of ▁whom ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Lor eto . ▁The ▁municipality ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ 4 , 3 1 1   km ² ▁( 1 , 6 6 4 . 4 9 ▁sq ▁mi ). ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁Major ▁communities ▁ ▁The ▁largest ▁local ities ▁( c ities , ▁towns , ▁and ▁villages ) ▁are : ▁ ▁Sister ▁cities ▁▁▁ ▁Vent ura , ▁California ▁( Un ited ▁States ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁Ay unt amiento ▁de ▁Lor eto ▁website ▁( M unicip ality ▁of ▁Lor eto ) — ▁Enc iclopedia ▁de ▁los