Baja California
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.
Baja California Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California | |
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Anthem: Canto a Baja California | |
State o Baja California athin Mexico | |
Kintra | Mexico |
Caipital | Mexicali |
Lairgest Ceety | Tijuana |
Municipalities | 5 |
Admission | 16 Januar 1952[1] |
Order | 29t |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Francisco Vega de Lamadrid |
• Senators[2] | Alejandro González Rafael Díaz Fernando Castro Trenti |
• Deputies[3] | |
Area | |
• Total | 70113 km2 (27,071 sq mi) |
Ranked 12t | |
Highest elevation | 3100 m (10,200 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2010)[6] | |
• Total | 3,155,070 |
• Rank | 14t |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
• Density rank | 19t |
Demonym(s) | Bajacaliforniano(a) |
Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT[a]) |
Postal code | 21, 22 |
Aurie code | |
ISO 3166 code | MX-BCN |
HDI | 0.868 high Ranked 4th |
GDP | US$ 23.03 billion.[b] |
Website | Official 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] |
References
eedit- Notes
- ↑ "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)
- ↑ "Senadores por Baja California LXI Legislatura". Senado de la Republica. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Medio Físico del Estado de Baja California". e-local.gob.mx. Archived frae the original on 8 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ↑ Saldierna, J. F. Mexico y sus estados. Editorial Emán. p. 68. Cite has empty unkent parameter:
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(help) - ↑ "Proyecciones de la población de México 2005–2050". Consejo Nacional de Población. Archived frae the original on 13 Mairch 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ↑ Daylight Saving Time Around the World 2010
- ↑ "Sistema de Cuantas Nacionales de Mexico" (PDF). 2010. p. 40. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
Freemit airtins
eedit- Baja California Sur: Cabo Pulmo Coral Reef in Danger
- Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense
- (in Spaingie) State government Archived 2015-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Spaingie) Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- To Be In Baja Archived 2016-01-12 at the Wayback Machine Aw o the current information on Baja California