San Felipe, Baja California
Juwiy mja' (Kiliwa) | |
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_(cropped).jpg) .jpg) _(cropped).jpg) Top: Malecón de San Felipe; bottom: La Ventana del Mar (left) and Faro de San Felipe (right) | |
| Nickname: The Gateway to the Sea of Cortés | |
  San Felipe, Baja California Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 31°01′39″N 114°50′07″W / 31.02750°N 114.83528°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Baja California |
| Municipality | San Felipe |
| Founded | 1916 |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 17,143 |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 686 |
| Website | https://san-felipemexico.com/ |
San Felipe (Kiliwa: Juwiy mja')[2] is a coastal city in San Felipe Municipality, Baja California, located on the Gulf of California.[3] The population of San Felipe was reported as 17,143 inhabitants in the 2020 Mexican Census.[1] San Felipe is historically a fishing town. Today it is also a popular tourist destination, known for its beaches, nature, and desert racing, as home to the San Felipe 250.[4]
- ^ a b "Panorama sociodemográfico de Baja California. Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). INEGI. 2021. p. 12. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Diccionario Práctico de la Lengua Kiliwa" (PDF).
- ^ "FELICITA MARINA DEL PILAR A SAN FELIPE, SÉPTIMO MUNICIPIO DE BAJA CALIFORNIA" (Press release). San Felipe: Government of Baja California. 1 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ OffRoadXtreme - 2022 SCORE San Felipe 250: Everything You Need To Know