Tecate Municipality
municipality of Baja California, Mexico
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.
Tecate Municipality
Municipio de Tecate | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Paraíso Industrial de B.C. (English: Baja California's Industrial Paradise) | |
 Location of Tecate in Baja California. | |
| Coordinates: 32°34′N 116°38′W / 32.567°N 116.633°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Baja California |
| Municipal seat | Tecate |
| Largest city | Tecate |
| Municipality established | December 29, 1953[1] |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Cesar Rafael Moreno Gonzalez (PRI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,079.0 km2 (1,188.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 101,079 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Data source: INEGI 2010 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Northwest (US Pacific)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Northwest) |
| INEGI code | 003 |
| Website | (in Spanish) Gobierno Municipal de Tecate, Baja California |
| Source: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México | |
Here is a list of the seven Municipalities of Baja California.
References
change- ↑ (in Spanish) pp. 78–79, La Transformación de Baja California en Estado, 1931–1952 Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, Lawrence Douglas Taylor Hansen, Estudios Fronterizos, 1, #1 (Jan-June 2000), UABC, Mexicali, pp. 47–87.
