Tijuana

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Tijuana
Ciudad de Tijuana (Spainyie)
Ceety o Tijuana
Eik-name(s): 
T.J.
Gateway to Mexico
A Heart Between Two Seas
Tijuana is located in Mexico
Tijuana
Tijuana
Location o Tijuana in Mexico
Coordinates: 32°31′30″N 117°02′0″W / 32.52500°N 117.03333°W / 32.52500; -117.03333
KintraMexico Mexico
StateBaja California Baja California
MunicipalityTijuana
Foondit11 Julie 1889
Govrenment
 • TeepAyuntamiento
 • Municipal PresesCarlos Bustamante Anchondo
Area
 • Ceety637 km2 (246 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (65 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Ceety1,300,983
 • Density2212/km2 (5,730/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,784,034
 [1]
Demonym(s)Tijuanan
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
Postal code
22000, 22200, 22127, 22440, 22444, 22650
Area code(s)664
Websitehttp://www.tijuana.gob.mx

Tijuana (Spaingie pronunciation: [tiˈxwana]) is the lairgest ceety on the Baja California Peninsulae an centre o the Tijuana metropolitan aurie, pairt o the internaitional San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan aurie. An industrial an financial centre o Mexico,[2] Tijuana exerts a strang influence on economics, education, cultur, airt, an politics. As the ceety haes become a leadin centre in the kintra, so haes the surroondin metropolitan aurie, a major industrial an paramount metropolis in northwastren Mexico. Currently ane o the fastest growin ceeties in Mexico,[2] Tijuana maintains global ceety status.[3]

Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]

Tijuana haes multiple sister ceeties an twin touns. These relations hae been formalisit bi a variety o organisations as well as municipal govrenments. Currently twinned wi the Ceety o Tijuana are:

Ceety Naition Syne
Busan Sooth Korea Republic o Korea 1995
San Diego[4] United States Unitit States
La Paz Mexico Mexico
León Mexico Mexico
Mazatlán Mexico Mexico
Panjin Fowkrepublic o Cheenae Fowkrepublic o Cheenae
Havana Cuba Cuba
Cincinnati United States Unitit States
Zaragoza Spain Spain
Laredo United States Unitit States


References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. Link to 2010 Mexican Census Info INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática.
  2. a b Walker, Margath (Januar 2011). "Knowledge production and border nationalism in northern Mexico". Nations and Nationalism. 17 (1): 168–187. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8129.2010.00461.x.
  3. GaWC. "The World According to GaWC". Retrieved 26 Februar 2011.
  4. "Mexican Sister Cities". Sister Cities International. Archived frae the original on 18 Apryle 2012. Retrieved 1 Mey 2011.

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