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This airticle is aboot the Mexican state. For the peninsula, see Baja California peninsula. For ither uisses, see Baja_California_(disambiguation).
Baja California

Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California
State
Banner o Baja California
Banner
Official seal of Baja California
Seal
Anthem: Canto a Baja California
State o Baja California athin Mexico
State o Baja California athin Mexico
KintraMexico
CaipitalMexicali
Lairgest CeetyTijuana
Municipalities5
Admission16 Januar 1952[1]
Order29t
Govrenment
 • GovrenorFrancisco Vega de Lamadrid PAN
 • Senators[2]Alejandro González PAN
Rafael Díaz PAN
Fernando Castro Trenti PRI
 • Deputies[3]
Area
 • Total70113 km2 (27,071 sq mi)
 Ranked 12t
Highest elevation3100 m (10,200 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2010)[6]
 • Total3,155,070
 • Rank14t
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Density rank19t
Demonym(s)Bajacaliforniano(a)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT[a])
Postal code
21, 22
Aurie code
ISO 3166 codeMX-BCN
HDIIncrease 0.868 high Ranked 4th
GDPUS$ 23.03 billion.[b]
WebsiteOfficial Web Site
^ a. 2010 an later, Baja California is the anerlie state tae uise the USA DST schedule state wide, while the rest o Mexico (except for sma portions o ither northren staes) stairts DST 3-4 weeks later an ends DST ane week earlier)[7] ^ b. The state's GDP wis 294.8 billion o pesos in 2008,[8] amoont correspondin tae 23.03 billion o dollars, being a dollar wirth 12.80 pesos (value o 3 Juin 2010).[9]

Baja California[10] (Spainish pronunciation: [ˈbaxa kaliˈfornja]; Scots: Lawer Californie) offeecially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California (Scots: Free an Sovereign State o Lawer Californie) is ane o the 31 states which, wi Mexico Ceety-the Federal Destrict, comprise the 32 Federal Entities o Mexico. It is the northwastmaist state o Mexico, but afore becomin a state in 1953, the aurie wis kent as the North Territory o Baja California. It haes an aurie o 70,113 km2 (27,071 sq mi), or 3.57% o the land mass o Mexico an comprises the northren hauf o the Baja California peninsulae, north o the 28t parallel.

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Notes
  1. ↑ "Transformación Política de Territorio Norte de la Baja California a Estado 29" (in Spanish). Archived frae the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 6 Mairch 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link) (in Spaingie)
  2. ↑ "Senadores por Baja California LXI Legislatura". Senado de la Republica. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Listado de Diputados por Grupo Parlamentario del Estado de Baja California". Camara de Diputados. Archived frae the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Medio Físico del Estado de Baja California". e-local.gob.mx. Archived frae the original on 8 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  5. ↑ Saldierna, J. F. Mexico y sus estados. Editorial Emán. p. 68. Cite has empty unkent parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  6. ↑ "Proyecciones de la población de México 2005–2050". Consejo Nacional de Población. Archived frae the original on 13 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  7. ↑ Daylight Saving Time Around the World 2010
  8. ↑ "Sistema de Cuantas Nacionales de Mexico" (PDF). 2010. p. 40. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  9. ↑ "Reporte: Jueves 3 de Junio del 2010. Cierre del peso mexicano". www.pesomexicano.com.mx. Archived frae the original on 8 Juin 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
  10. ↑ Sometimes informally referred tae as Baja California Norte tae distinguish it frae baith the Baja California peninsulae, o which it forms the northren hauf, an Baja California Sur, the adjacent state that covers the soothren hauf o the peninsulae. While it is a well-established term for the northren hauf o the Baja California peninsulae, housomeivver, its uisage wad no be correct, acause Baja California Norte haes niver existit as a poleetical designation for a state, territory, destrict or region.

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