Tecate Municipality, Baja California

Tecate Municipality
Municipio de Tecate
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms
Motto: Paraíso Industrial de B.C.
(English: Baja California's Industrial Paradise)
Location of Tecate in Baja California.
Coordinates:
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 (2010)
 • Total 101,079
 • Density 32.8/km2 (85/sq mi)
  Data source: INEGI 2010 Census
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
INEGI code 003
Website (Spanish) Gobierno Municipal de Tecate, Baja California
Source: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

Tecate is a municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California. Its municipal seat is located in the city of Tecate. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 101,079 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).

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Boroughs

The municipality is administrative subdivided in 6 boroughs, beside the municipal seat, Tecate.

Cities and towns

Populations are from the 2010 census.

Adjacent municipalities and counties

References

  1. ^ (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.

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