Baja California
state of Mexico
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Summary
Baja California is a state of Mexico[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of state of mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,786 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mexico[3]
- Country: Mexico[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[5]
- Head of government: Marina del Pilar[6]
- Continent: North America[7]
- Capital: Mexicali[8]
- Shares border with: Baja California Sur[9], Sonora[10], Arizona[11], California[12], San Diego County[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Tijuana Municipality[14], Mexicali Municipality[15], Ensenada Municipality[16], Playas de Rosarito Municipality[17], Tecate Municipality[18], San Quintín[19]
- Follows: Baja California Norte Territory[20], The Californias[21]
- Legislative body: Congress of Baja California[22]
- Postal code: 21, 22[23]
- Commons category: Baja California[24]
- Licence plate code: 2[25]
- Located in time zone: UTC−08:00[26]
- Inception: January 1, 1804[27]
- Located in/on physical feature: Baja California peninsula[28]
- Significant event: Santa Ana winds[29]
- Official website: http://www.bajacalifornia.gob.mx/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Baja California[31]
- Commons gallery: Baja California (state)[32]
- Population: 3,155,070[33], 2,844,469[34], 2,487,367[35], 2,112,140[36], 1,660,855[37], 1,177,886[38], 520,165[39], 226,965[40], 78,907[41], 48,327[42], 23,537[43], 52,272[44], 3,315,766[45]
- Office held by head of government: Governor of Baja California[46]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[47], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[48], New International Encyclopedia[49], The New Student's Reference Work[50], Meyer’s Universum, Vierzehnter Band[51]
- Replaces: Baja California Norte Territory[52]
- Official name: Baja California[53]
Why It Matters
Baja California has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]