Tecate (municipality)

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Coordinates: 32°34′N 116°38′W / 32.567, -116.633
Tecate
— Municipality —
Motto: Paraíso Industrial de B.C. (English: Baja California's Industrial Paradise)
Location of Tecate in Baja California.
Country	Mexico
State	Baja California
Municipal seat	Tecate
Largest city	Tecate
Municipality established	December 29, 1953^[1]
Government
- Municipal president	Donaldo Peñaloza Ávila (PAN)
Area
- Total	3,079.0 km² (1,188.8 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- Total	91,034
- Density	29.6/km² (76.6/sq mi)
	Data source: INEGI
Time zone	PST (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
INEGI code	003
Source: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
Website: (Spanish) Gobierno Municipal de Tecate, Baja California

Tecate is a municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California. Its municipal seat is located in the city of Tecate. According to the 2000 census, it had a population of 75,795 inhabitants, and according to the 2005 census, it had 91,034 inhabitants. The municipality has an area of 3,079.0 km² (1,188.8 sq mi).

[edit] Major communities

Cerro Bola
Cerro Jaramillo
Ejido Nueva Colonia Hindú
La Rumorosa
Lomas de Santa Anita
Matamoros Jaramillo
Tecate

[edit] References

^ (Spanish) pp. 78–79, La Transformación de Baja California en Estado, 1931–1952, Lawrence Douglas Taylor Hansen, Estudios Fronterizos, 1, #1 (Jan-June 2000), UABC, Mexicali, pp. 47–87.

(Spanish) Link to tables of population data from 2005 Census, INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática.
(Spanish) Tecate, 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) Gobierno Municipal de Tecate, Baja California Official government website.

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