Calexico

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Calexico is a small border city in California’s Imperial Valley, directly adjacent to Mexicali, known for its strong cross-border cultural and economic ties with Mexico.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf border city
city
adjacentTo Mexicali
Mexico
areaCode 442
760
borderCrossingWith Mexicali
borderInfrastructure Calexico Port of Entry
surface form: Calexico East Port of Entry

Calexico Port of Entry
surface form: Calexico West Port of Entry
borderRegion Mexicali metropolitan area
surface form: Calexico–Mexicali metropolitan area
borderWith Mexico
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Imperial County
surface form: Imperial County, California
county Imperial County
demographicCharacteristic predominantly Hispanic or Latino population
economicActivity cross-border trade
retail commerce
services
governingBody Calexico City Council
hasClimate hot desert climate
hasCrossBorderTiesWith Mexicali
Mexico
hasFeature binational community ties
international border crossing
hasNameEtymology portmanteau of California and Mexico
isSeatOf Calexico Unified School District
knownFor strong cross-border cultural ties
strong cross-border economic ties
locatedIn Imperial Valley
locatedInRegion Colorado Desert
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
locatedNear Salton Sea
locatedOn U.S.–Mexico border
surface form: US–Mexico border
nearbyMajorCity El Centro
partOf Imperial County
Imperial Valley
Southern California
U.S.–Mexico border
surface form: United States–Mexico border region
postalCodePrefix 92231
92232
primaryLanguage English
regionCode CA
sharesMetropolitanAreaWith Mexicali
state California, United States
surface form: California
transportationLink State Route 111 NERFINISHED
State Route 98 NERFINISHED
widelySpokenLanguage Spanish

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

Mexicali borderWith Calexico
Imperial County contains Calexico
Mexicali twinCity Calexico