Playas de Rosarito (municipality)

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Playas de Rosarito
—  Municipality  —
Motto: Horizonte de Posibilidades
(English: A Horizon of Possibilities)
Location of Playas de Rosarito in Baja California.
Location of Playas de Rosarito in Baja California.
Coordinates: 32°21′N 117°3′W / 32.35, -117.05
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

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[edit] External links

Baja California
Mexicali, capital
Municipalities

Ensenada | Mexicali | Tecate | Tijuana | Playas de Rosarito

Cities

Ensenada | Mexicali | Playas de Rosarito | Tecate | Tijuana