Playas de Rosarito Municipality

Playas de Rosarito Municipality
Municipio de Playas de Rosarito
Official seal of Playas de Rosarito Municipality
Motto(s): 
Un horizonte de posiblidades
(A Horizon of Possibilities)
Location of Playas de Rosarito Municipality in Baja California.
Location of Playas de Rosarito Municipality in Baja California.
Coordinates: 32°20′32″N 117°03′22″W / 32.34222°N 117.05611°W / 32.34222; -117.05611
CountryMexico
State Baja California
Municipal seatRosarito
Largest cityRosarito
Municipality establishedJune 29, 1995
Government
 • Municipal presidentHugo Torres (PRI)
Area
 • Total513.32 km2 (198.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total126,890
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
 Data source:[1]
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
INEGI code005
Website(in Spanish) Ayuntamiento de Playas de Rosarito
Source: Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

Playas de Rosarito Municipality (Spanish: Municipio de Playas de Rosarito) is located in the northwestern part of the Mexican state of Baja California comprising part of the Tijuana metropolitan area. It lies just south of the city of Tijuana. Its municipal seat is the city of Rosarito. According to the 2020 census, the municipality had a population of 126,890 inhabitants.[1] Its area is 513.32 km2 (198.19 sq mi).

  1. ^ a b "México en cifras". January 2016.