Back Нижняя Калифорния AB Baja California AF Estau de Baixa California AN Niðer California ANG ولاية باها كاليفورنيا Arabic باخا كاليفورنيا ARZ Baxa California AST Baja California Istadu AY Aşağı Kaliforniya AZ Ніжняя Каліфорнія BE
Baja California | |
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| Coordinates: 30°33′N 115°10′W / 30.550°N 115.167°W=inline,title | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Capital | Mexicali |
| Municipalities | 5 |
| Largest City | Tijuana |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Francisco Vega de Lamadrid (PAN) |
| • Federal Deputies | PAN: 8 |
| • Federal Senators | Alejandro González (PAN) Rafael Díaz (PAN) Fernando Castro (PRI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69,921 km2 (26,997 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 2,844,469 (Ranked 14th) |
| HDI (2004) | 0.8233 - high Ranked 7th |
| ISO 3166-2 | MX-BCN |
| Postal abbr. | B.C. |
| Website | State government |
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Baja California (also known as Baja California Norte) is a northwestern Mexican state in the northern section of the Baja California Peninsula. It borders the state Baja California Sur to the south, and Sonora to the east. It also borders the U.S. state of California to the north. It means "Lower California" or "North Lower California".
Baja California is the furthest northwest state in Mexico.
The state has seven municipalities.
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