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{{Short description|Municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California }}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tijuana Municipality
| name = Tijuana Municipality
| official_name = ''Municipio de Tijuana''<br />Municipality of Tijuana
| official_name = ''Municipio de Tijuana''<br />Municipality of Tijuana
| settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Mexico|Municipality]]
| settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Baja California|Municipality]]
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[United Mexican States]]
| subdivision_name = [[United Mexican States]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States of Mexico|State]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States of Mexico|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Baja California]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Baja California]]
| image_map = Tijuana en Baja California.svg
| image_map = Tijuana en Baja California.svg
| map_caption = Location of Tijuana in [[Baja California]].
| map_caption = Location of Tijuana in [[Baja California]]
| mapsize=
| mapsize =
|image_shield =Tijuana, Mexico, COA, Escudo.jpg
| image_shield = Escudo de Tijuana, Baja California.svg
| motto=The Homeland Starts Here
| motto = The Fatherland Starts Here
| population_as_of=2020
| population_as_of = 2020
| population_total=1,922,523
| population_total = 1,922,523
| population_note=Data source: <ref>https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/areasgeograficas/#tabMCcollapse-Indicadores</ref>
| population_note = Data source: <ref name="Inegi">{{cite web |title=México en Cifras/Estados Unidos Mexicanos |url=https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/areasgeograficas/#tabMCcollapse-Indicadores |website=INEGI.org |access-date=15 March 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_km2=879.2 <!-- From Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México -->
| area_total_km2 = 879.2 <!-- From Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México -->
| governing_body = [[Ayuntamiento]]
| governing_body = [[Ayuntamiento]]
| leader_title = [[Municipal president of Tijuana|Municipal president]]
| leader_title = [[Municipal president of Tijuana|Mayor]]
| leader_name = [[Luis Arturo González Cruz]]
| leader_name = Montserrat Caballero
| leader_party = [[Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (Mexico)|MORENA]]
| leader_party = [[Movimiento Regeneración Nacional|MORENA]]
| subdivision_type2 = Municipal&nbsp;seat
| subdivision_type2 = Municipal&nbsp;seat
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tijuana]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Tijuana]]
| subdivision_type3 = Largest city
| subdivision_type3 = Largest city
| subdivision_name3 = [[Tijuana]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Tijuana]]
|blank_name = [[INEGI]] code
| blank_name = [[INEGI]] code
|blank_info = 004
| blank_info = 004
|timezone = [[Time in Mexico|Northwest]] [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|(US Pacific)]]
| timezone = [[Time in Mexico|Northwest]] [[Pacific Standard Time Zone|(US Pacific)]]
|utc_offset = −8
| utc_offset = −8
|timezone_DST = Northwest
| timezone_DST = Northwest
|utc_offset_DST = −7
| utc_offset_DST = −7
| coordinates = {{coord|32|32|N|117|3|W|region:MX|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|32|32|N|117|3|W|region:MX|display=inline,title}}
| established_title=Municipality established
| established_title = Municipality established
| established_date=December 29, 1953<ref>{{in lang|es}} pp. 78&ndash;79, [https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/530/53010102.pdf La Transformación de Baja California en Estado, 1931&ndash;1952] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929132016/http://redalyc.uaemex.mx/redalyc/pdf/530/53010102.pdf |date=2011-09-29 }}, Lawrence Douglas Taylor Hansen, ''Estudios Fronterizos'', 1, #1 (Jan-June 2000), UABC, Mexicali, pp. 47&ndash;87.</ref>
| established_date = December 29, 1953<ref>{{in lang|es}} pp. 78&ndash;79, [https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/530/53010102.pdf La Transformación de Baja California en Estado, 1931&ndash;1952] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929132016/http://redalyc.uaemex.mx/redalyc/pdf/530/53010102.pdf |date=2011-09-29 }}, Lawrence Douglas Taylor Hansen, ''Estudios Fronterizos'', 1, #1 (Jan-June 2000), UABC, Mexicali, pp. 47&ndash;87.</ref>
| website={{in lang|es}} [http://www.tijuana.gob.mx/ Ayuntamiento de Tijuana]
| website = {{in lang|es}} [http://www.tijuana.gob.mx/ Ayuntamiento de Tijuana]
| footnotes='''Source:''' [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/bajacalifornia/municipios/02004a.htm Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México]
| footnotes = '''Source:''' [http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/bajacalifornia/municipios/02004a.htm Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México]
}}
}}


'''Tijuana Municipality''' is a [[Municipio (Mexico)|municipality]] in the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[States of Mexico|state]] of [[Baja California]]. Its municipal seat is located in the city of [[Tijuana]]. According to the 2020 census, the municipality had a population of 1,922,523 inhabitants. <ref>https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/areasgeograficas/#tabMCcollapse-Indicadores</ref> [[Luis Arturo González Cruz]] of the [[National Regeneration Movement (Mexico)|MORENA]] is the current [[municipal president]]. The municipality comprises the largest part of the [[Tijuana metropolitan area]].
'''Tijuana Municipality''' is a [[Municipalities of Mexico|municipality]] in the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[List of states of Mexico|state]] of [[Baja California]]. Its municipal seat is located in the city of [[Tijuana]]. According to the 2020 census, the municipality had a population of 1,922,523.<ref name=Inegi/> Montserrat Caballero of the [[National Regeneration Movement|MORENA]] is the current [[municipal president|mayor]]. The municipality comprises the largest part of the [[Tijuana metropolitan area]].


Tijuana is bordered to the south by the municipalities of [[Rosarito Beach Municipality|Rosarito Beach]] and [[Ensenada Municipality|Ensenada]]; to the east, by the municipality of [[Tecate (municipality)|Tecate]]; to the west, by the [[Pacific Ocean]]; and to the north, by the [[US-Mexico border|international border with the United States]], specifically the [[San Diego County, California|County of San Diego]], [[California]]. The area of the municipality of Tijuana is 879.2&nbsp;km² (339.46 sq mi); the municipality includes part of the [[Coronado Islands]], located off the coast of the municipality in the [[Pacific Ocean]].
Tijuana is bordered to the south by the municipalities of [[Rosarito Beach Municipality|Rosarito Beach]] and [[Ensenada Municipality|Ensenada]]; to the east, by the municipality of [[Tecate (municipality)|Tecate]]; to the west, by the [[Pacific Ocean]]; and to the north, by the [[US-Mexico border|international border with the United States]], specifically the [[San Diego County, California|County of San Diego]], [[California]]. The area of the municipality of Tijuana is 879.2&nbsp;km² (339.46 sq mi); the municipality includes part of the [[Coronado Islands]], located off the coast of the municipality in the [[Pacific Ocean]].


The city of Tijuana's precise location is {{coord|32|32|05|N|117|02|37|W|}}. It lies just south of [[San Diego, California]]. The adjacent city and former borough of Tijuana is [[Rosarito Beach]].
The city of Tijuana lies just south of [[San Diego, California]]. The adjacent city and former borough of Tijuana is [[Rosarito Beach]].


== Boroughs ==
== Boroughs ==
The municipality of Tijuana is divided into eight administrative [[boroughs]], or ''delegaciones''. The Tijuana metropolitan area occupies all of borough seats. The boroughs are in turn divided into [[Colonia (Mexico)|colonia]]s or [[ejido]]s. These boroughs offer administrative services such as [[urban planning]], [[civil registry]], inspection, verification, [[public work]]s and community development and are served by a ''delegado''.
The municipality of Tijuana is divided into nine administrative [[boroughs]], or ''delegaciones'' with "Resto de Municipio" the remaining unincorporated Part of the Municipality being the largest borough. The Tijuana metropolitan area occupies all of borough seats. The boroughs are in turn divided into [[Colonia (Mexico)|colonia]]s or [[ejido]]s. These boroughs offer administrative services such as [[urban planning]], [[civil registry]], inspection, verification, [[public work]]s and community development and are served by a ''delegado''.
[[Image:Borderbeachtj.jpg|thumb|right|300 px|View of the [[U.S.-Mexico border]] fence from Playas de Tijuana, at the left. Before fortification]]
[[Image:Borderbeachtj.jpg|thumb|right|300 px|View of the [[Mexico–United States border|U.S.–Mexico border]] fence from Playas de Tijuana, at the left]]


* '''[[Centro, Tijuana|Centro]]''' &mdash; "Delegación Centro" includes the old downtown (Zona Centro), new business district ([[Zona Río]]), and other adjacent neighborhoods ("zonas").<ref>[http://www.sig.tijuana.gob.mx/ Map website of the Tijuana City Government] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703001014/http://www.sig.tijuana.gob.mx/ |date=2016-07-03 }}</ref> This is the historical midpoint of Tijuana; the [[Ayuntamiento|municipal palace]] is located here as well as most of the tourist zones, such as [[Avenida Revolución]] and the business district. The [[Tijuana Cultural Center]] (CECUT for CEntro CUltural de Tijuana) is located here as well as the [http://www.plazariotijuana.com.mx Plaza Río Tijuana], until recently the largest mall in the state, within the [[Zona Río, Tijuana|Zona Rio]].
* '''[[Centro, Tijuana|Centro]]''' &mdash; "Delegación Centro" includes the old downtown (Zona Centro), new business district ([[Zona Río]]), and other adjacent neighborhoods ("zonas").<ref>[http://www.sig.tijuana.gob.mx/ Map website of the Tijuana City Government] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703001014/http://www.sig.tijuana.gob.mx/ |date=2016-07-03}}</ref> This is the historical midpoint of Tijuana; the [[Ayuntamiento|municipal palace]] is located here as well as most of the tourist zones, such as [[Avenida Revolución]] and the business district. The [[Tijuana Cultural Center]] (CECUT for CEntro CUltural de Tijuana) is located here as well as the [http://www.plazariotijuana.com.mx Plaza Río Tijuana], until recently the largest mall in the state, within the [[Zona Río, Tijuana|Zona Rio]].
* '''[[Cerro Colorado, Tijuana|Cerro Colorado]]''' &mdash; The ''Cerro Colorado'' ("Red Hill") is located here and it is surrounded by houses. Because of its height many of the area's antennae for radio and television stations are located on its peak.
* '''[[Cerro Colorado, Tijuana|Cerro Colorado]]''' &mdash; The ''Cerro Colorado'' ("Red Hill") is located here and it is surrounded by houses. Because of its height many of the area's antennae for radio and television stations are located on its peak.
* '''[[La Mesa, Tijuana|La Mesa]]''' &mdash; This is where the [[Morelos Park]], the largest public park in the city, is located, as well as the Plaza Mundo Divertido, the new [[Macroplaza, Tijuana|Macroplaza]] and the [[Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior|CETYS]] University.
* '''[[La Mesa, Tijuana|La Mesa]]''' &mdash; This is where the [[Morelos Park]], the largest public park in the city, is located, as well as the Plaza Mundo Divertido, the new [[Macroplaza, Tijuana|Macroplaza]] and the [[Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior|CETYS]] University.
* '''[[Otay Centenario]]''' &mdash; This borough was created in 2014 by merging Mesa de Otay and Centenario boroughs.<ref>[http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnlinea/Notas/Noticias/15012014/796713-Doble-responsabilidad-desde-el-1-de-enero.html "Doble responsabilidad desde el 1 de enero", ''Frontera'', 2014-01-15]</ref> In this borough sits the [[General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport|Tijuana International Airport]]. The [[Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana|Tijuana campus]] of the [[Autonomous University of Baja California]] and the Technologico are also located here as well as many [[maquiladora]]s. This is the borough with the largest number of factories and [[maquiladora]]s. Its largest colony is ''Ciudad Industrial'' ("Industrial City"). Three of the city's most important streets, [[Boulevard Bellas Artes]], [[Boulevard Industrial]] and [[Mexican Federal Highway 2]], are located here. The [[Otay Mesa Port of Entry]] and the Parque de la Amistad park are also here.
* '''[[Otay Centenario]]''' &mdash; This borough was created in 2014 by merging Mesa de Otay and Centenario boroughs.<ref>[http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnlinea/Notas/Noticias/15012014/796713-Doble-responsabilidad-desde-el-1-de-enero.html "Doble responsabilidad desde el 1 de enero", ''Frontera'', 2014-01-15.]</ref> In this borough sits the [[General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport|Tijuana International Airport]]. The [[Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana|Tijuana campus]] of the [[Autonomous University of Baja California]] and the Technologico are also located here as well as many [[maquiladora]]s. This is the borough with the largest number of factories and [[maquiladora]]s. Its largest colony is ''Ciudad Industrial'' ("Industrial City"). Three of the city's most important streets, [[Boulevard Bellas Artes]], [[Boulevard Industrial]] and [[Mexican Federal Highway 2]], are located here. The [[Otay Mesa Port of Entry]] and the Parque de la Amistad park are also here.
* '''[[Playas de Tijuana]]'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Bourough of Playas de Tijuana |url=http://www.tijuana.gob.mx/Delegaciones/Delegaciones.asp?delegacion=6 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |publisher=City of Tijuana |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722225910/http://www.tijuana.gob.mx/Delegaciones/Delegaciones.asp?delegacion=6 |archive-date=July 22, 2011 }}</ref> &mdash; This is the westernmost borough of the city bordered by the [[Pacific Ocean]] on the west and the [[United States]] border on the north. This is where the beaches of Tijuana are located (hence the name) and it is also one of the two exits to the south towards [[Rosarito]] and [[Ensenada, Baja California|Ensenada]].
* '''[[Playas de Tijuana]]'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Bourough of Playas de Tijuana |url=http://www.tijuana.gob.mx/Delegaciones/Delegaciones.asp?delegacion=6 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |publisher=City of Tijuana |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722225910/http://www.tijuana.gob.mx/Delegaciones/Delegaciones.asp?delegacion=6 |archive-date=July 22, 2011}}</ref> &mdash; This is the westernmost borough of the city bordered by the [[Pacific Ocean]] on the west and the [[United States]] border on the north. This is where the beaches of Tijuana are located (hence the name) and it is also one of the two exits to the south towards [[Rosarito]] and [[Ensenada, Baja California|Ensenada]].
* '''[[La Presa, Tijuana|La Presa]]''' &mdash; This is the largest borough in size and the [[Abelardo L. Rodríguez Dam]] is located within its limits, hence its name ("Presa" translates as "Dam" in English). The new [[Corredor Tijuana 2000]] s and the [[Tijuana-Tecate]] free road run through it.
* '''[[La Presa, Tijuana|La Presa]]''' &mdash; This is the largest borough in size and the [[Abelardo L. Rodríguez Dam]] is located within its limits, hence its name ("Presa" translates as "Dam" in English). The new [[Corredor Tijuana 2000]] s and the [[Tijuana-Tecate]] free road run through it.
* '''[[San Antonio de los Buenos, Tijuana|San Antonio de los Buenos]]''' &mdash; This is mostly a residential area although it also has two industrial parks.
* '''[[San Antonio de los Buenos, Tijuana|San Antonio de los Buenos]]''' &mdash; This is mostly a residential area although it also has two industrial parks.
* '''[[Sanchez Taboada, Tijuana|Sanchez Taboada]]''' &mdash; Like the previous borough this is mostly a residential area, but within its borders are located many "maquiladoras" specially at Pacific Industrial Park.
* '''[[Sanchez Taboada, Tijuana|Sanchez Taboada]]''' &mdash; Like the previous borough this is mostly a residential area, but within its borders are located many "maquiladoras" specially at Pacific Industrial Park.
* '''[[La Presa Este, Tijuana|La Presa Este]]''' &mdash; Like the previous borough this is mostly a residential area.
* '''Resto de Municipio''' &mdash; (Translates to Rest of Municipality) Largest Delegation which is mainly rural with small towns located on the southernmost area of unincorporated Part of the Municipality.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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|2015 | 1641570
|2015 | 1641570
|2020 | 1922523
|2020 | 1922523
|footnote=sources:<ref name="2015pre">http://www.inegi.org.mx/saladeprensa/boletines/2015/especiales/especiales2015_12_3.pdf INGEI:RESULTADOS DEFINITIVOS DE LA ENCUESTA INTERCENSAL 2015</ref><ref name=2008population>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/mexico-admin.php |title=MEXICO: Mexico:Administrative Division|date=2012-01-08|publisher=Citypopulation.de|access-date=June 1, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/TabuladosBasicos/LeerArchivo.aspx?ct=993&c=16762&s=est&f=1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-09-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915231021/http://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/TabuladosBasicos/LeerArchivo.aspx?ct=993&c=16762&s=est&f=1 |archive-date=2014-09-15 }}</ref><ref>Note for 2010, much of the 5-year growth has occurred in the [[Tijuana (municipality)|municipality]] of Tijuana (suburbs) rather than the city itself as the urban fringe expands as people escape into isolated suburban subdivisions due to drug violence.</ref>
|footnote=sources:<ref name="2015pre">http://www.inegi.org.mx/saladeprensa/boletines/2015/especiales/especiales2015_12_3.pdf INGEI:RESULTADOS DEFINITIVOS DE LA ENCUESTA INTERCENSAL 2015.</ref><ref name=2008population>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/mexico-admin.php |title=MEXICO: Mexico:Administrative Division|date=2012-01-08|publisher=Citypopulation.de|access-date=June 1, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/TabuladosBasicos/LeerArchivo.aspx?ct=993&c=16762&s=est&f=1 |title=Tabulados básicos - descarga |access-date=2014-09-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915231021/http://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/TabuladosBasicos/LeerArchivo.aspx?ct=993&c=16762&s=est&f=1 |archive-date=2014-09-15}}</ref><ref>Note for 2010, much of the 5-year growth has occurred in the [[Tijuana (municipality)|municipality]] of Tijuana (suburbs) rather than the city itself as the urban fringe expands as people escape into isolated suburban subdivisions due to drug violence.</ref>
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As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 1,922,523.<ref>https://www.inegi.org.mx/app/areasgeograficas/#tabMCcollapse-Indicadores</ref>
As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 1,922,523.<ref name=Inegi/>


As of 2010, the city of Tijuana had a population of 1,300,983.<ref name=SEDESOL>{{cite web|title=Tijuana|url=http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=02&mun=004|work=Catálogo de Localidades|publisher=[[Secretaría de Desarrollo Social]] (SEDESOL)|access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref> Other than the city of Tijuana, the municipality had 902 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: [[El Refugio, Baja California|El Refugio]] (36,400), [[Pórticos de San Antonio, Baja California|Pórticos de San Antonio]] (34,234), [[La Joya, Baja California|La Joya]] (26,860), [[Terrazas del Valle, Baja California|Terrazas del Valle]] (20,421), [[Villa del Prado, Baja California|Villa del Prado Secunda Sección]] (18,226), [[Las Delicias, Mexico|Las Delicias]] (15,486), [[Villa del Campo, Baja California|Villa del Campo]] (13,906), [[Villa del Prado, Baja California|Villa del Prado]] (12,303), [[El Niño, Baja California|El Niño]] (8,999), [[San Luis, Baja California|San Luis]] (8,571), [[Maclovio Rojas]] (7,279), [[Quinta del Cedro]] (5,704), [[Parajes del Valle, Baja California|Parajes del Valle]] (3,595), [[Lomas del Valle, Baja California|Lomas del Valle]] (3,352), [[Los Valles, Baja California|Los Valles]] (3,135), classified as urban, and [[Ejido Javier Rojo Gómez, Baja California|Ejido Javier Rojo Gómez]] (2,408), [[Hacienda los Venados, Baja California|Hacienda los Venados]] (2,096), [[Buenos Aires, Baja California|Buenos Aires]] (1,761), [[Cuesta Blanca, Baja California|Cuesta Blanca]] (1,591), [[Ejido Ojo de Agua, Baja California|Ejido Ojo de Agua]] (1,241), [[San Antonio, Baja California|San Antonio]] (1,241), [[La Esperanza (Granjas Familiares), Baja California|La Esperanza (Granjas Familiares)]] (1,173), [[Colinas del Sol, Baja California|Colinas del Sol]] (1,145), and [[Lomas de Tlatelolco, Baja California|Lomas de Tlatelolco]] (1,086), classified as rural.<ref name=SEDESOL/>
As of 2010, the city of Tijuana had a population of 1,300,983.<ref name=SEDESOL>{{cite web|title=Tijuana|url=http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=02&mun=004|work=Catálogo de Localidades|publisher=[[Secretaría de Desarrollo Social]] (SEDESOL)|access-date=23 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917014720/http://www.microrregiones.gob.mx/catloc/LocdeMun.aspx?tipo=clave&campo=loc&ent=02&mun=004|archive-date=17 September 2020}}</ref> Other than the city of Tijuana, the municipality had 902 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: [[El Refugio, Baja California|El Refugio]] (36,400), [[Pórticos de San Antonio, Baja California|Pórticos de San Antonio]] (34,234), [[La Joya, Baja California|La Joya]] (26,860), [[Terrazas del Valle, Baja California|Terrazas del Valle]] (20,421), [[Villa del Prado, Baja California|Villa del Prado Secunda Sección]] (18,226), [[Las Delicias, Baja California|Las Delicias]] (15,486), [[Villa del Campo, Baja California|Villa del Campo]] (13,906), [[Villa del Prado, Baja California|Villa del Prado]] (12,303), [[El Niño, Baja California|El Niño]] (8,999), [[San Luis, Baja California|San Luis]] (8,571), [[Maclovio Rojas]] (7,279), [[Quinta del Cedro]] (5,704), [[Parajes del Valle, Baja California|Parajes del Valle]] (3,595), [[Lomas del Valle, Baja California|Lomas del Valle]] (3,352), [[Los Valles, Baja California|Los Valles]] (3,135), classified as urban, and [[Ejido Javier Rojo Gómez, Baja California|Ejido Javier Rojo Gómez]] (2,408), [[Hacienda los Venados, Baja California|Hacienda los Venados]] (2,096), [[Buenos Aires, Baja California|Buenos Aires]] (1,761), [[Cuesta Blanca, Baja California|Cuesta Blanca]] (1,591), [[Ejido Ojo de Agua, Baja California|Ejido Ojo de Agua]] (1,241), [[San Antonio, Baja California|San Antonio]] (1,241), [[La Esperanza (Granjas Familiares), Baja California|La Esperanza (Granjas Familiares)]] (1,173), [[Colinas del Sol, Baja California|Colinas del Sol]] (1,145), and [[Lomas de Tlatelolco, Baja California|Lomas de Tlatelolco]] (1,086), classified as rural.<ref name=SEDESOL/>


==References==
==References==
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*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.tijuana.gob.mx/ Ayuntamiento de Tijuana] Official government website.
*{{in lang|es}} [http://www.tijuana.gob.mx/ Ayuntamiento de Tijuana] Official government website.
*{{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20080417015725/http://www.paramitijuana.com/ Para mi Tijuana] Dedicated to a safe and secure Tijuana, A Tijuana la quiero Segura
*{{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20080417015725/http://www.paramitijuana.com/ Para mi Tijuana] Dedicated to a safe and secure Tijuana, A Tijuana la quiero Segura

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Latest revision as of 19:59, 17 May 2024

Tijuana Municipality
Municipality
Municipio de Tijuana
Municipality of Tijuana
Coat of arms of Tijuana Municipality
Coat of arms
Motto: 
The Fatherland Starts Here
Location of Tijuana in Baja California
Location of Tijuana in Baja California
Coordinates: 32°32′N 117°3′W / 32.533°N 117.050°W / 32.533; -117.050
CountryUnited Mexican States
StateBaja California
Municipal seatTijuana
Largest cityTijuana
Municipality establishedDecember 29, 1953[1]
Government
 • BodyAyuntamiento
 • MayorMontserrat Caballero (MORENA)
Area
 • Total879.2 km2 (339.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,922,523
 Data source: [2]
Time zoneUTC−8 (Northwest (US Pacific))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (Northwest)
INEGI code004
Website(in Spanish) Ayuntamiento de Tijuana
Source: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

Tijuana Municipality is a municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California. Its municipal seat is located in the city of Tijuana. According to the 2020 census, the municipality had a population of 1,922,523.[2] Montserrat Caballero of the MORENA is the current mayor. The municipality comprises the largest part of the Tijuana metropolitan area.

Tijuana is bordered to the south by the municipalities of Rosarito Beach and Ensenada; to the east, by the municipality of Tecate; to the west, by the Pacific Ocean; and to the north, by the international border with the United States, specifically the County of San Diego, California. The area of the municipality of Tijuana is 879.2 km² (339.46 sq mi); the municipality includes part of the Coronado Islands, located off the coast of the municipality in the Pacific Ocean.

The city of Tijuana lies just south of San Diego, California. The adjacent city and former borough of Tijuana is Rosarito Beach.

Boroughs[edit]

The municipality of Tijuana is divided into nine administrative boroughs, or delegaciones with "Resto de Municipio" the remaining unincorporated Part of the Municipality being the largest borough. The Tijuana metropolitan area occupies all of borough seats. The boroughs are in turn divided into colonias or ejidos. These boroughs offer administrative services such as urban planning, civil registry, inspection, verification, public works and community development and are served by a delegado.

View of the U.S.–Mexico border fence from Playas de Tijuana, at the left

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2000 1,210,820—    
2005 1,410,700+16.5%
2010 1,559,683+10.6%
2015 1,641,570+5.3%
2020 1,922,523+17.1%
sources:[6][7][8][9]

As of 2020, the municipality had a total population of 1,922,523.[2]

As of 2010, the city of Tijuana had a population of 1,300,983.[10] Other than the city of Tijuana, the municipality had 902 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) were: El Refugio (36,400), Pórticos de San Antonio (34,234), La Joya (26,860), Terrazas del Valle (20,421), Villa del Prado Secunda Sección (18,226), Las Delicias (15,486), Villa del Campo (13,906), Villa del Prado (12,303), El Niño (8,999), San Luis (8,571), Maclovio Rojas (7,279), Quinta del Cedro (5,704), Parajes del Valle (3,595), Lomas del Valle (3,352), Los Valles (3,135), classified as urban, and Ejido Javier Rojo Gómez (2,408), Hacienda los Venados (2,096), Buenos Aires (1,761), Cuesta Blanca (1,591), Ejido Ojo de Agua (1,241), San Antonio (1,241), La Esperanza (Granjas Familiares) (1,173), Colinas del Sol (1,145), and Lomas de Tlatelolco (1,086), classified as rural.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Spanish) pp. 78–79, La Transformación de Baja California en Estado, 1931–1952 Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Lawrence Douglas Taylor Hansen, Estudios Fronterizos, 1, #1 (Jan-June 2000), UABC, Mexicali, pp. 47–87.
  2. ^ a b c "México en Cifras/Estados Unidos Mexicanos". INEGI.org. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. ^ Map website of the Tijuana City Government Archived 2016-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Doble responsabilidad desde el 1 de enero", Frontera, 2014-01-15.
  5. ^ "Bourough of Playas de Tijuana". City of Tijuana. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  6. ^ http://www.inegi.org.mx/saladeprensa/boletines/2015/especiales/especiales2015_12_3.pdf INGEI:RESULTADOS DEFINITIVOS DE LA ENCUESTA INTERCENSAL 2015.
  7. ^ "MEXICO: Mexico:Administrative Division". Citypopulation.de. 2012-01-08. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  8. ^ "Tabulados básicos - descarga". Archived from the original on 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
  9. ^ Note for 2010, much of the 5-year growth has occurred in the municipality of Tijuana (suburbs) rather than the city itself as the urban fringe expands as people escape into isolated suburban subdivisions due to drug violence.
  10. ^ a b "Tijuana". Catálogo de Localidades. Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

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