Tijuana Municipality
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. Montserrat Caballero of the MORENA is the current mayor. The municipality comprises the largest part of the Tijuana metropolitan area.
Tijuana Municipality | |
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| Municipio de Tijuana Municipality of Tijuana | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: The Fatherland Starts Here | |
Location of Tijuana in Baja California | |
| Coordinates: 32°32′N 117°3′W | |
| Country | United Mexican States |
| State | Baja California |
| Municipal seat | Tijuana |
| Largest city | Tijuana |
| Municipality established | December 29, 1953 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Ayuntamiento |
| • Mayor | Montserrat Caballero (MORENA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 879.2 km2 (339.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,922,523 |
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| Time zone | UTC−8 (Northwest (US Pacific)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Northwest) |
| INEGI code | 004 |
| Website | (in Spanish) Ayuntamiento de Tijuana |
| Source: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México | |
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.