Playas de Rosarito (municipality)
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Playas de Rosarito | |
— Municipality — | |
Motto: Horizonte de Posibilidades (English: A Horizon of Possibilities) |
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Location of Playas de Rosarito in Baja California. | |
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Country | Mexico |
State | Baja California |
Municipal seat | Playas de Rosarito |
Largest city | Playas de Rosarito |
Municipality established | June 29, 1995 |
Government | |
- Municipal president | Hugo Torres ( PRI) |
Area | |
- Total | 513.32 km² (198.2 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
- Total | 73,305 |
- Density | 142.8/km² (369.9/sq mi) |
Data source: INEGI | |
Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
- Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
INEGI code | 005 |
Source: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México | |
Website: (Spanish) Ayuntamiento de Playas de Rosarito |
Playas de Rosarito is a municipality in the northwestern part of the Mexican state of Baja California. It lies just south of the city of Tijuana. Its municipal seat is the town of Playas de Rosarito. According to the 2005 census, the municipality had a population of 73,305 inhabitants. Its area is 513.32 km² (198.19 sq mi).
[edit] Major communities
- Ampliación Ejido Plan Libertador
- Colonia Santa Anita
- Ejido Morelos
- Playas de Rosarito
- Primo Tapia
[edit] References
- (Spanish) Link to tables of population data from the 2005 Census, INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática.
- (Spanish) Playas de Rosarito, Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México, Instituto Nacional Para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal, SEGOB. Accessed on line November 15, 2007.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Ayuntamiento de Playas de Rosarito Official government website.
Baja California Mexicali, capital |
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Municipalities | |
Cities |
Ensenada | Mexicali | Playas de Rosarito | Tecate | Tijuana |