Tijuana Municipality
Tijuana Municipality | ||
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Municipio de Tijuana Municipality of Tijuana | ||
INEGI code 004 | | |
Website | (in Spanish) Ayuntamiento de Tijuana | |
Source: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México |
Tijuana Municipality is a
Tijuana is bordered to the south by the municipalities of
The city of Tijuana lies just south of
Boroughs
The municipality of Tijuana is divided into nine administrative
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- Zona Rio.
- Cerro Colorado— 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 — 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 and the CETYSUniversity.
- Tijuana International Airport. The Tijuana campus of the Autonomous University of Baja California and the Technologico are also located here as well as many maquiladoras. This is the borough with the largest number of factories and maquiladoras. 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 Entryand the Parque de la Amistad park are also here.
- Playas de Tijuana[5] — 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.
- La Presa — 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-Tecatefree road run through it.
- San Antonio de los Buenos— This is mostly a residential area although it also has two industrial parks.
- Sanchez Taboada— 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 — Like the previous borough this is mostly a residential area.
- Resto de Municipio — (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
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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.
References
- ^ (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.
- ^ a b c "México en Cifras/Estados Unidos Mexicanos". INEGI.org. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Map website of the Tijuana City Government Archived 2016-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Doble responsabilidad desde el 1 de enero", Frontera, 2014-01-15.
- ^ "Bourough of Playas de Tijuana". City of Tijuana. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
- ^ http://www.inegi.org.mx/saladeprensa/boletines/2015/especiales/especiales2015_12_3.pdf INGEI:RESULTADOS DEFINITIVOS DE LA ENCUESTA INTERCENSAL 2015.
- ^ "MEXICO: Mexico:Administrative Division". Citypopulation.de. 2012-01-08. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
- ^ "Tabulados básicos - descarga". Archived from the original on 2014-09-15. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
- municipalityof Tijuana (suburbs) rather than the city itself as the urban fringe expands as people escape into isolated suburban subdivisions due to drug violence.
- ^ Secretaría de Desarrollo Social (SEDESOL). Archived from the originalon 17 September 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- (in Spanish) Link to tables of population data from the 2005 Census, Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática(INEGI).
- (in Spanish) Tijuana, Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México, SEGOB. Accessed on line November 15, 2007.
External links
- (in Spanish) Ayuntamiento de Tijuana Official government website.
- (in Spanish) Para mi Tijuana Dedicated to a safe and secure Tijuana, A Tijuana la quiero Segura
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