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.

Paipai people → indigenousTo → Baja California ⓘ

MMTJ → isMajorAirportFor → Baja California ⓘ

subject surface form: Tijuana International Airport

Paipai → isMinorityGroupIn → Baja California ⓘ

Sierra de Juárez → isPartOfState → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: State of Baja California

Gulf of California → locatedBetween → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Peninsula

Baja California Sur → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Peninsula

Baja California border corridor → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

Baja California desert → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California (state)

California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

Centro Cultural Tijuana → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

Consejo de Desarrollo de Tijuana → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

Ensenada → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

Gulf of California rift zone → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California region

Kiliwa → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Baja California

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

Mexicali → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

Mexican Federal Highway 1 → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Peninsula

Mexican Federal Highway 1 → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

Municipality of Mexicali → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

Municipality of Playas de Rosarito → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

Municipality of Tecate → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

National Astronomical Observatory (Mexico) → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

North American deserts → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Peninsula

Pacific coastal plain from interior desert basins → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Peninsula

Paipai → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Baja California

Parque Nacional Sierra de San Pedro Mártir → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

Peninsular Ranges → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

Rancho Tía Juana → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

Rosarito → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Baja California

San Diego–Tijuana → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

San Isidoro, Baja California → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

San Telmo region → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Baja California

Scenic Highway Tijuana–Ensenada → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Peninsula

Sierra de Juárez → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

Sierra de San Borja → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Peninsula

Sierra de San Borja → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California state

Sierra de San Javier → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Peninsula

Sierra de San Luis → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Peninsula

Sierra de San Luis → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California state

Sierra de San Pedro Mártir → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

Sierra de la Asamblea → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Peninsula

Sierra de la Asamblea → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

Sierra de la Laguna → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Peninsula

Sierra de la Victoria → locatedIn → Baja California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Peninsula