Bajalta California

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Bajalta California is the urban complex straddling the United States-Mexico border at the Pacific Ocean. It consists of Southern California and the Baja California cities of Tijuana and Mexicali. As defined by Michael Dear and Gustavo Leclerc of USC, Bajalta California contains metropolitan Los Angeles, San Diego, Tijuana, and Mexicali.

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[edit] Population

The combined population of the listed cities gives Bajalta a population of over 24 million people.

[edit] Listed Population

  • Los Angeles County: 10 Million
  • Orange County: 3.1 Million
  • San Diego County: 3 Million
  • San Bernardino County: 2 Million
  • Riverside County: 2 Million
  • Ventura County: 1 Million
  • Imperial County: 0.1 Million
  • Tijuana: 1.5 Million
  • Ensenada: 0.4 Million
  • Mexicali: 1 Million
  • Total: 24,000,000

[edit] Inclusion Population

  • Bakersfield (Kern County): 700,000
  • Las Vegas (Clark County): 2 Million
  • Phoenix Metro: 4 Million
  • Adjusted Total: 30,700,000

[edit] References

  • Dear, Michael, and Gustavo Leclerc. Postborder City: Cultural Spaces of Bajalta California, Routledge, 2003. ISBN 0-415-94420-1

[edit] See also