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Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of Baja California. It has an area of 70,113 km and comprises the northern half of the Baja California peninsula, north of …
Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of Baja California. It has an area of 70,113 km and comprises the northern half of the Baja California peninsula, north of the 28th parallel, plus oceanic Guadalupe Island. The mainland portion of the state is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean; on the east by Sonora, the United States on the north and on the south by Baja California Sur.
  • Capital: Mexicali
  • Largest city: Tijuana
  • Country: Mexico
  • Largest metro: Greater Tijuana
  • Before statehood: North Territory of Baja California
  • Admission: 16 January 1952 (29th)
  • Demonym: Bajacaliforniano(a)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org