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Baja California
Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California
—  State  —
Coat of arms of Baja California
Coat of arms
Location within Mexico
Location within Mexico
Municipalities of Baja California
Municipalities of Baja California
Country Flag of Mexico Mexico
Capital Mexicali
Municipalities 5
Largest City Tijuana
Government
 - Governor José Guadalupe Osuna Millán (PAN)
 - Federal Deputies PAN: 8
 - Federal Senators Alejandro González (PAN)
Rafael Díaz (PAN)
Fernando Castro (PRI)
Area
Ranked 12th
 - Total 69,921 km² (26,996. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Mexicali, is the capital of the Mexican state of Baja California. Municipalities ( municipios in Spanish) are the second-level administrative division in Mexico (where the first-level administrative division is the The major metropolitan areas of Mexico, as reported in the 2005 census Incorporated places over 100 Tijuana (ˌtiːəˈwɑːnə Spanish, ti'xwana|ti'ʍana is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California, situated on the U The United Mexican States (or Mexico) is a union of 31 thirty one States and one Federal District (the Mexican Federal District, or Distrito José Guadalupe Osuna Millán (born December 10, 1955) is a Mexican economist and politician member of the National Action Party (PAN who is the current The National Action Party ( Spanish Partido Acción Nacional) known by the acronym PAN, is a conservative and Christian democratic The Chamber of Deputies (in Spanish: Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, Mexico 's bicameral The National Action Party ( Spanish Partido Acción Nacional) known by the acronym PAN, is a conservative and Christian democratic The Senate ( Spanish: Cámara de Senadores or Senado) is the upper house of Mexico 's Bicameral Congress. Alejandro González Alcocer is a Mexican politician and lawyer belonging to the National Action Party (PAN. The National Action Party ( Spanish Partido Acción Nacional) known by the acronym PAN, is a conservative and Christian democratic The National Action Party ( Spanish Partido Acción Nacional) known by the acronym PAN, is a conservative and Christian democratic Fernando Jorge Castro Trenti was a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI who served in the LX Legislature of the Mexican The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican Political party that wielded Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The following table presents a listing of Mexico 's 31 federal states (and its Federal District, officially not a state ranked in order of their surface area Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi)
Population (2005)
 - Total 2,844,469 (Ranked 14th)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 - Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
HDI (2004) 0. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The following table is a list of the 31 federal states and the Federal District of Mexico, ranked in order of their total population based on data from the 2000 and The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) UTC−8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Universal Coordinated Time by 8 hours Daylight saving time ( DST The Pacific Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting eight hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC-8) UTC−7 can be observed in Mountain Standard Time Zone Pacific Daylight Time Zone Canada The Human Development Index ( HDI) is an index combining normalized measures of Life expectancy, Literacy, Educational attainment, and GDP 8233 - high
Ranked 7th
ISO 3166-2 MX-BCN
Postal abbr. The following table presents a listing of Mexico 's 31 federal states (and its Federal District, officially not a state ranked in order of their Human Development ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO B. C.
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Baja California[1] is the northernmost state of Mexico. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North Territory of Baja California. It has an area of 71,576 km² (27,636 sq mi), or 3. 57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises the northern half of the Baja California peninsula, north of the 28th parallel. The Baja California peninsula ( English: Lower California peninsula) is a Peninsula in western Mexico. The state is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the east by Sonora, the U.S. State of Arizona, and the Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez), and on the south by Baja California Sur. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Sonora is one of the 31 federal states of Mexico and is located in the northwest of the country A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. " Sea of Cortez " redirects here For the book by John Steinbeck, see The Log from the Sea of Cortez. " Sea of Cortez " redirects here For the book by John Steinbeck, see The Log from the Sea of Cortez. Baja California Sur (pron BAH-hah kahl'-ee-FORE-nyah SOOR is one of the 31 States of Mexico. Its northern limit is the U. S. state of California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

The state has a population of 2,844,469 (2005 census), much more than the sparsely populated Baja California Sur to the south. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Over 75% of the population lives in the capital city, Mexicali, or in Tijuana. Mexicali, is the capital of the Mexican state of Baja California. Tijuana (ˌtiːəˈwɑːnə Spanish, ti'xwana|ti'ʍana is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California, situated on the U Both these cities are close to the U. S. border. Other important cities include Ensenada, San Felipe, Playas de Rosarito and Tecate. San Felipe is a town on the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez in the Mexican state of Baja California, 190 km south of the United States border Playas de Rosarito is a city in the Mexican state of Baja California and seat of the municipality of the same name. Tecate is a small city in the Mexican state of Baja California, located at on the border with the United States and adjacent to Tecate California The population of the state is composed of Mestizos, mostly immigrants from other parts of Mexico, and as with most northern Mexican states have a large population of Mexican's of European ancestry, also a large minority group of East Asian, Middle Eastern and Indigenous descent. Mestizo is a Spanish term that was coined during the Spanish Empire to refer to people of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry in Latin The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. Mexico, in the second article of its Constitution, is defined as a "pluricultural" nation in recognition of the diverse ethnic groups that constitute it Additionally, there are large immigrant populations from the United States and Central America due to its proximity to San Diego, cheaper cost of living compared to San Diego, and the number of higher paying jobs in comparison to the rest of Mexico and Latin America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Baja California is the twelfth state by area in Mexico. Its geography ranks from beaches to forests and deserts. The backbone of the state is the Sierra de Baja California; where the Picacho Del Diablo, the highest point of the peninsula, is located. Picacho del Diablo is the highest peak in Baja California, measuring. This mountain range effectively divides the weather patterns in the state. In the northwest, the weather is semi-dry, mediterranean. In the narrow center, the weather changes to be more humid due to altitude. It is in this area where a few valleys can be found, such as the Valle de Guadalupe, the major wine producer area in Mexico. Valle de Guadalupe (Valley of Guadalupe is a village located in the ''municipio'' of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, 20 km (14 mi north of the To the east of the mountain range, the Sonoran Desert dominates the landscape. The Sonoran Desert (sometimes called the Gila Desert after the Gila River or the Low Desert in opposition to the higher Mojave Desert) is In the south, the weather becomes drier and gives place to the Vizcaino Desert. The state is also home to numerous islands in both of its shores. In fact, the westernmost point in Mexico, the Guadalupe Island, is part of Baja California. Guadalupe Island, or Isla Guadalupe ( is a volcanic island located 241 kilometers (150 Statute miles off the west coast of Mexico 's Baja The Coronado, Todos Santos and Cedros Islands are also on the Pacific Shore. On the Gulf of California, the biggest island is the Angel De La Guarda, separated from the peninsula by the deep and narrow Canal de Ballenas.

The state's inhabitants are known as "Cachanillas," after the wild cachanilla plant which has a fresh aroma and was used by the original inhabitants to make huts. Originally, the term "Cachanillas" was applied only to the inhabitants of the Mexicali Valley, although there are tales of the term being used for inhabitants of Santa Rosalía in Baja California Sur.

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Geography

Baja California has two sea shores. It borders the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Gulf of California to the east. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions " Sea of Cortez " redirects here For the book by John Steinbeck, see The Log from the Sea of Cortez. Even though the state is not large in area, its geography is very diverse. The Sierra de Baja California (also known as the Peninsular Ranges) runs in the middle of the state with different denominations. The Peninsular Ranges (also called the Lower California province are a group of mountain ranges which stretch 1500 km (900 miles from southern California The two most important are the Sierra de Juarez and the Sierra de San Pedro Martir. The Sierra San Pedro Mártir is a Mountain chain that runs north-south along the middle part of the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California These ranges are home to forests similar to those in Southern California. The San Gabriel Mountains are located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County California, USA. The Picacho del Diablo is the highest peak in the whole peninsula, offering spectacular views of the Gulf of California. Between these mountain ranges, some valleys are suitable for agriculture such as the Valle de Guadalupe and the Valle de Ojos Negros. Valle de Guadalupe (Valley of Guadalupe is a village located in the ''municipio'' of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico, 20 km (14 mi north of the The mild weather makes this area excellent for the production of citrus fruits and grapes. This area is also rich in minerals. The mountain range gets closer to the Gulf of California towards the south of the state and the western slope becomes wider, forming the Llanos del Berrendo in the border with Baja California Sur.

The cool winds from the Pacific Ocean and the cold California Current make the weather along the northwestern coast pleasant year round. The California Current is a Pacific Ocean current that moves south along the western coast of North America, beginning off southern British Columbia The coastal cities of Playas de Rosarito and Ensenada have the one of the nicest weather patterns in the whole Mexico. Playas de Rosarito is a city in the Mexican state of Baja California and seat of the municipality of the same name. But due to the California current, rains from the north barely reach the peninsula and this makes the weather drier towards the south. South of El Rosario river, the area becomes a desert. This desert, however, is rich in succulents such as the Cardon, Boojum tree, Ocotillo and others. These plants can flourish in part due to the coastal fog. Driving along MX-1 provides a good view of this area. Mexican Federal Highway (carretera federal No 1 follows the length of the Baja California Peninsula from Cabo San Lucas ( BCS

There are numerous islands on the Pacific shore. Guadalupe Island is the remote outpost to the west and it is home to big colonies of sea lions. Guadalupe Island, or Isla Guadalupe ( is a volcanic island located 241 kilometers (150 Statute miles off the west coast of Mexico 's Baja In Cedros Island there is a small community living mostly on fishing. Cedros Island ( Isla de Cedros, "island of cedars" in Spanish, also called in English Cerros Island in former times is a Mexican island The Todos Santos Islands, in front of Ensenada, are popular with surfers offering some of the highest waves worldwide.

To the east, the Sonoran Desert enters the state from both California and Sonora. The Sonoran Desert (sometimes called the Gila Desert after the Gila River or the Low Desert in opposition to the higher Mojave Desert) is Some of the highest temperatures in Mexico are recorded in or nearby the Mexicali Valley in the northeast. However, with irrigation from the Colorado river, this area has become truly an agricultural center. Mexicali, is the capital of the Mexican state of Baja California. The Cerro Prieto geothermical province is nearby Mexicali, producing about 80% of the electricity consumed in the state and enough more to export to California. The Laguna Salada, a saline lake lying between the rugged Sierra de Juarez and the Sierra de los Cucapah, is also in the vicinity of Mexicali. The highest mountain in the range is the Cerro del Centinela or Mount Signal.

The state is also blessed with numerous beaches on its east coast. Fishing and touristic towns such as San Felipe and Bahia de Los Angeles are a major attraction for people in search of adventure, nice beaches and fresh fish. San Felipe is a town on the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez in the Mexican state of Baja California, 190 km south of the United States border The es Bahía de los Ángeles ("Bay of Angels" is a bay located along the east side of the Baja California Peninsula, in the state of Baja The area south of San Felipe is basically undeveloped and pristine beaches can be found in many bays.

The main source of water in the state are the Colorado River, which empties in the Gulf of California, and the Tijuana River, serving the cities of Mexicali and Tijuana. The Colorado River (' Aha Kwahwat in Mojave) is a River in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately The Colorado River Delta is the region of land where the Colorado River historically flowed into the Gulf of California, (the Sea of Cortez) The Tijuana River ( Río Tijuana) is an Intermittent river, 120 mi (195 km long on the Pacific coast of northern Baja California in Mexico The rest of the state depends mostly on wells and a few dams.

History

The first humans came to the peninsula at least 11,000 years ago, probably following the Pacific coast down from Alaska. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent At the time of European contact, two main native groups were present on the peninsula. In the south were the Cochimí. The Cochimí were the aboriginal inhabitants of the central part of the Baja California peninsula from El Rosario in the north to San Javier in the south In the north were several groups belonging to the Yuman linguistic family, including the Kiliwa, Paipai, Kumeyaay, Cocopa, and Quechan. The Kiliwa are an aboriginal people of northern Baja California, Mexico The Paipai (Pai pai Pa'ipai Akwa'ala Yakakwal are an aboriginal people of northern Baja California, Mexico The Kumeyaay, also known as the Diegueño, are Native American people of the extreme southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. The Cocopah are a Native American peoples that live in Baja California, Mexico, and some emigated and settled on the lower reaches of the Colorado Not to be confused with Quechua, South American language The Quechan (also Yuma, Yuman, Kwtsan, Kwtsaan These peoples were diverse in their adaptations to the region. The Cochimí of the peninsula's Central Desert were generalized hunter-gatherers who moved frequently; however, the Cochimí on Cedros Island off the west coast had developed a strongly maritime economy. Cedros Island ( Isla de Cedros, "island of cedars" in Spanish, also called in English Cerros Island in former times is a Mexican island The Kiliwa, Paipai, and Kumeyaay in the better-watered northwest were also hunter-gatherers, but that region supported denser populations and more sedentary lifeways. The Cocopa and Quechan of northeastern Baja California practiced agriculture in the floodplain of the lower Colorado River.

Europeans reached the present state of Baja California in 1539, when Francisco de Ulloa reconnoitered its east coast on the Gulf of California and explored the peninsula's west coast at least as far north as Cedros Island. See also Francisco Ulloa (accordionist Francisco de Ulloa (died 1540 was a Spanish explorer who explored the west coast of " Sea of Cortez " redirects here For the book by John Steinbeck, see The Log from the Sea of Cortez. Hernando de Alarcón returned to the east coast and ascended the lower Colorado River in 1540, and Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo completed the reconnaissance of the west coast in 1542. Hernando de Alarcón, a Spanish navigator of the 16th century, noted for having led an early expedition to the peninsula of Baja California, meant to be Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (ca 1499 &ndash January 3 1543 was a Portuguese explorer known as João Rodrigues Cabrilho in Portuguese noted for his exploration Sebastián Vizcaíno again surveyed the west coast in 1602, but outside visitors during the following century were few. Sebastián Vizcaíno (1548-1624 was a Spanish soldier entrepreneur explorer and diplomat whose varied roles took him to New Spain, the Philippines, the Baja

The Jesuits founded a permanent mission colony on the peninsula at Loreto in 1697. The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order For other uses see Loreto. Loreto (or Conchó) was the first Spanish settlement on the Baja California Peninsula During the following decades, they gradually extended their sway throughout the present state of Baja California Sur. In 1751-1753, the Croatian Jesuit mission-explorer Ferdinand Konščak made overland explorations northward into the state of Baja California. Ferdinand Konščak (variously also Fernando Consag Konsag Konschak etc Jesuit missions were subsequently established among the Cochimí at Santa Gertrudis (1752), San Borja (1762), and Santa María (1767). Mission Santa Gertrudis, called Dolores del Norte by some historians was founded by the Jesuit missionary Jorge Retz in 1751 among the Cochimí Indians San Borja was a Spanish mission established in 1762 by the Jesuit Wenceslaus Linck at the Cochimí settlement of Adac west of Bahía Mission Santa María de los Ángeles was the last of the missions established by the Jesuits in Baja California, Mexico in 1767.

After the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1768, the short-lived Franciscan administration (1768-1773) resulted in one new mission at San Fernando Velicatá. The Suppression of the Jesuits in Portugal, France, the Two Sicilies, Parma and the Spanish Empire by 1767 was a result The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic Another mission bearing the name San Fernando Rey de España is located in the Mission Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles California. More importantly, the 1769 expedition to settle Alta California under Gaspar de Portolà and Junípero Serra resulted in the first overland exploration of the northwestern portion of the state. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Gaspar de Portolà i Rovira (1716 1784 was a soldier Governor of Baja and Alta California (1767&ndash1770 Explorer and founder of Fra Junípero Serra ( November 24, 1713 &ndash August 28, 1784) was a Spanish Franciscan Friar who founded

The Dominicans took over management of the Baja California missions from the Franciscans in 1773. The Order of Preachers ( Latin: Ordo Praedicatorum) after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is They established a chain of new missions among the northern Cochimí and western Yumans, first on the coast and subsequently inland, extending from El Rosario (1774) to Descanso (1817), just south of Tijuana. Mission El Rosario was the first Dominican mission in Baja California, established in 1774 by Vicente Mora and Francisco Galisteo near the modern town of Mission El Descanso (Misión San Miguel la Nueva was founded in 1817 among the Kumeyaay by Dominican missionary Tomás de Ahumada at a site 22 kilometers south

Nineteenth and twentieth centuries

Demographics

The racial make-up of the state is approximately 40% White/European (not limited to Mexican or/and Spanish descent), 36% Mestizo (Mixed Amerindian and European), 9% east Asian (predominantly Chinese, Korean and Japanese), the remaining 15% is Native American (of Mexican and Central American origins, but includes Cherokees from the U. The Cherokee (ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ a-ni-yv-wi-ya, in the Cherokee language) are a people native to North America, who at the time of European contact S. long settled in Northwest Mexico since the 1850s) and less than 1% Black African.

Historically, the state had sizable east Asian immigration, esp. Mexicali has a large Chinese community, as well Filipinos from the Philippines both under Spanish and later US rule (1898-1946) settled in the state in much of the 19th and 20th centuries, and Tijuana is a major port of entry for east Asians entering the U. The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following A person who resides in and holds citizenship of the People's Republic of China (including Hong S. ever since the first Asian-Americans were present in California. Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry. They include sub-ethnic groups such as Chinese Americans Filipino Americans Indian

Also a significant number of middle easterns such as Lebanese and Armenians settle near the U. The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large S. border, and small waves of Russian settlers in the early 20th century, usually members of the Molokan sect of the Russian Orthodox church fled the Russian Revolution of 1917 when the Soviet Union took power, had established a few villages along the Pacific coast south of Ensenada. The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries The Molokans (Молока́не are a religious sect among Russian peasants ( Serfs) who broke away from the Russian Orthodox Church in the 1550s See also Eastern Orthodox Church Structure and organization The Slavic Orthodox Church is organized in a hierarchical structure

In the past two decades large numbers of migrants from southern Mexican states have arrived to work in agriculture (esp. the Mexicali Valley and nearby Imperial Valley, California, US) and manufacturing. The cities of Tijuana and Mexicali grew as a result of migrants, primarily are those who sought US citizenship and those temporary residents awaiting for their entry to America are called Flotillas, which is Spanish for "to float".

There is also a sizable immigrant community from Central and South America, and from the United States and Canada. An estimated 200,000+ American expatriates live in the state, especially in coastal resort towns such as *Rosarito and San Felipe known for affordable homes purchased by retirees whom continued to hold US citizenship. Playas de Rosarito is a Municipality in the northwestern part of the Mexican state of Baja San Felipe is a town on the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez in the Mexican state of Baja California, 190 km south of the United States border Tijuana also has a large American population (second largest in Mexico next to Mexico City), particularly for its cheaper housing and proximity to San Diego. Tijuana (ˌtiːəˈwɑːnə Spanish, ti'xwana|ti'ʍana is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California, situated on the U Most Americans that live in Tijuana work in San Diego, earning higher wages.

Municipalities

Baja California is subdivided into five municipios (municipalities). Municipalities ( municipios in Spanish) are the second-level administrative division in Mexico (where the first-level administrative division is the A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or See municipalities of Baja California. The Mexican state of Baja California is divided into five municipalities (municipios

Education

Economy

As of 2005, Baja California’s economy represents 3. 3% of Mexico’s total gross domestic product or 21,996 million USD[2]. Baja California's economy has a strong focus on export oriented manufacturing (i. e. maquiladora / INMEX). A maquiladora or maquila is a Factory that imports materials and equipment on a Duty-free and tariff-free basis for assembly or manufacturing As of 2005, 284,255 people are employed in the manufacturing sector[3]. There are a more than 900 companies operating under the federal INMEX or Prosec program in Baja California. Prosec is the name of an economic program for Mexican companies to help with importation of raw materials from abroad that are not from NAFTA countries The average wage for an employee in Baja California is approximately 217 pesos per day[4].

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Baja California, it is sometimes informally referred to as Baja California Norte, to distinguish it from both the Baja California peninsula, of which it forms the northern half, and Baja California Sur, the adjacent state that covers the southern half of the peninsula. The Spanish missions in California comprise a series of Religious outposts established by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order between The human history of the west coast of North America is believed to stretch back to the arrival of the earliest people over the Bering Strait, or alternately along a now-submerged A one-time regional Brewery in Southern California the Aztec Brewing Company ( Aztec Brewery) holds the unique distinction of being the only brewing company ever The Baja California peninsula ( English: Lower California peninsula) is a Peninsula in western Mexico. Baja California Sur (pron BAH-hah kahl'-ee-FORE-nyah SOOR is one of the 31 States of Mexico. While it is a well-established term for the northern half of the Baja California peninsula, however, its usage would not be correct, because Baja California Norte has never existed as a political designation for a state, territory, district or region.
  2. ^ (2007) Industrial Costs in Mexico - A Guide for Foreign Investors 2007. Mexico City: Bancomext, 86.  
  3. ^ (2007) Industrial Costs in Mexico - A Guide for Foreign Investors 2007. Mexico City: Bancomext, 86.  
  4. ^ Baja California Regional Investment Guide. UnderstandMexico. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia.

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Mexicali, is the capital of the Mexican state of Baja California. The municipality (municipio of Ensenada, with a land area of 51952 Mexicali is a municipality (municipio in the Mexican state of Baja California. Tecate is a municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California. Tijuana is a municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California. Playas de Rosarito is a Municipality in the northwestern part of the Mexican state of Baja Mexicali, is the capital of the Mexican state of Baja California. Playas de Rosarito is a city in the Mexican state of Baja California and seat of the municipality of the same name. Tecate is a small city in the Mexican state of Baja California, located at on the border with the United States and adjacent to Tecate California Tijuana (ˌtiːəˈwɑːnə Spanish, ti'xwana|ti'ʍana is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California, situated on the U

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Baja California

-proper noun

  1. a mountainous peninsula of western Mexico between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California
  2. a state of Mexico that occupies the northern part of the peninsula
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