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Tijuana

Central America

Tijuana is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Baja California, on the northwestern Pacific coast of Mexico immediately south of the border with San Diego, California. As the hub of one of the busiest land border crossings in the world, Tijuana has grown into a major manufacturing and cross-border commercial center, and is widely known for its nightlife, its craft beer and culinary scene, and its cultural role as a gateway between Mexico and the United States.

Facts
Population
1,810,645 1
Area (sq km)
637 1
Founding Year
1889 1
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
20 1
Latitude
32.525 degrees north 1
Longitude
117.0333 degrees west 1
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Associated With

Central America, Regions
Mexico, Countries
Sources
1. Tijuana (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    637
  • Wikipedia article wikitext, Infobox settlement, elevation_m field
    20
  • Lead section
    The city was second-largest nationally in 2020 with 1,810,645 inhabitants.
  • Wikipedia article wikitext, Infobox settlement, population_as_of field
    2020
  • Wikipedia article wikitext, Infobox settlement, coordinates field (coord template 32|31|30|N, converted from degrees/minutes/seconds to decimal)
  • Wikipedia article wikitext, Infobox settlement, coordinates field (coord template 117|02|0|W, converted from degrees/minutes/seconds to decimal, negative for West)
  • Wikipedia article wikitext, Infobox settlement, established_date field
    11 July 1889
  • In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Tijuana
Wikidata Q124739, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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