Baja California

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federative entity of Mexico state of Mexico

Baja California is a long, narrow peninsula in northwestern Mexico known for its deserts, rugged coastline, and popular tourist destinations such as Tijuana and Ensenada.

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Observed surface forms (23)

Surface form	Occurrences
Baja California Peninsula	45
northern Baja California	12
State of Baja California	8
Baja California state	3
Baja California Territory	2
Baja California region	2
northwestern Baja California	2
state of Baja California	2
Baja California (state)	1
Baja California Peninsula (northern part, historically associated)	1
Baja California Peninsula from mainland Mexico	1
Baja California Sur	1
Baja California cultural area	1
Baja California peninsula	1
Baja California, Mexico	1
Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California	1
Mexicali	1
Mexicali Valley	1
Mexican state of Baja California	1
Northern Baja California	1
Santa Catarina, Baja California	1
northern Baja California, Mexico	1
northwestern Mexico	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federative entity of Mexico ⓘ state of Mexico ⓘ
admits	municipalities of Tijuana, Mexicali, Ensenada, Tecate, Playas de Rosarito ⓘ
borders	Arizona ⓘ Baja California Sur ⓘ California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Sonora ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
bordersBodyOfWater	Gulf of California ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
contains	Ensenada ⓘ Mexicali ⓘ Rosarito ⓘ surface form: Playas de Rosarito Sierra de Juárez ⓘ Sierra de San Pedro Mártir ⓘ Tecate ⓘ Tijuana ⓘ Valle de Guadalupe wine region ⓘ
containsProtectedArea	Parque Nacional Sierra de San Pedro Mártir ⓘ Reserva de la Biosfera Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
currency	Mexican peso ⓘ
hasBorderCity	Mexicali ⓘ Tijuana ⓘ
hasBorderCrossingWith	Calexico ⓘ San Diego ⓘ
hasCapital	Baja California self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mexicali
hasClimate	Mediterranean (in coastal areas) ⓘ arid ⓘ semi-arid ⓘ
hasLargestCity	Tijuana ⓘ
hasMajorCity	Ensenada ⓘ Mexicali ⓘ Rosarito ⓘ surface form: Playas de Rosarito Tecate ⓘ Tijuana ⓘ
hasOfficialName	Baja California self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California
hasRegion	Baja California self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mexicali Valley Tijuana ⓘ surface form: Tijuana metropolitan area Valle de Guadalupe ⓘ
knownFor	beach tourism ⓘ cross-border trade with the United States ⓘ desert landscapes ⓘ maquiladora industry ⓘ rugged coastline ⓘ wine production ⓘ
locatedIn	northwestern Mexico ⓘ
locatedOn	Baja California self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Baja California Peninsula
officialLanguage	Spanish ⓘ
partOf	Baja California self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Baja California Peninsula
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (209)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

U.S.–Mexico border → adjacentTo → Baja California ⓘ

Governor of Las Californias → appliesToJurisdiction → Baja California ⓘ

California condor recovery program → appliesToRegion → Baja California ⓘ

Mexican Congress → appliesToTerritory → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Territory

Reglamento para el gobierno de la provincia de Californias → appliesToTerritory → Baja California ⓘ

San Diego County → borderWith → Baja California ⓘ

San Ysidro neighborhood of San Diego → borderWith → Baja California ⓘ

U.S. state of Arizona → borderedBy → Baja California ⓘ

subject surface form: Arizona

Gulf of California → borderedBy → Baja California ⓘ

Southern California → borders → Baja California ⓘ

Arizona → bordersMexicanState → Baja California ⓘ

Sonora → bordersMexicanState → Baja California ⓘ

Mexicali → capitalOf → Baja California ⓘ

Mexican Federal Highway 1 → connectsRegion → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Baja California

Ensenada → countrySubdivision → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Baja California

Tijuana → countrySubdivision → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Baja California

Valle de la Trinidad → countrySubdivision → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: state of Baja California

Mexican Constitution of 1824 → createdTerritory → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Territory

Cochimí people → culturalRegion → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California cultural area

Fouquieria splendens → distribution → Baja California ⓘ

matilija poppies → distribution → Baja California ⓘ

subject surface form: Matilija poppies

this entity surface form: northern Baja California

Reserva de la Biosfera Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado → estado → Baja California ⓘ

Sierra Madre Occidental → extendsFrom → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: northwestern Mexico

Aridoamerica → extendsInto → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Peninsula

Basin and Range Province → extendsInto → Baja California ⓘ

California cultural area → extendsInto → Baja California ⓘ

Peninsular Ranges → extendsInto → Baja California ⓘ

Baja California Peninsula ranges → extendsThrough → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Sur

Colorado River → flowsThrough → Baja California ⓘ

Yuman language family → geographicDistribution → Baja California ⓘ

Cactus wren → geographicRange → Baja California ⓘ

Baja California border corridor → governedBy → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Baja California

Kiliwa community of northern Baja California → governedBy → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican state of Baja California

San Ysidro Port of Entry → hasBorderState → Baja California ⓘ

Baja California → hasCapital → Baja California self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexicali

Baja California → hasOfficialName → Baja California self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California

Northern Mexico → hasPart → Baja California ⓘ

Baja California → hasRegion → Baja California self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexicali Valley

Paipai language → hasSpeakerCommunity → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Santa Catarina, Baja California

Western Mexico → hasState → Baja California ⓘ

Kumeyaay people → haveCommunityIn → Baja California ⓘ

California grizzly bear → historicRange → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Baja California

Mexico Time Zones → includesRegion → Baja California ⓘ

Lower Colorado River region → includesSectionOf → Baja California ⓘ

Pacific Time Zone → includesStateOrProvince → Baja California ⓘ

Ipai-Tipai → indigenousTo → Baja California ⓘ

Kiliwa → indigenousTo → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Peninsula

Paipai → indigenousTo → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Peninsula

Paipai language → indigenousTo → Baja California ⓘ