Tecate, Baja California | |
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Top: Parque Miguel Hidalgo (left) and President Lázaro Cárdenas Street (right); bottom: aerial view | |
Coordinates: 32°34′20″N 116°38′25″W / 32.57222°N 116.64028°W | |
Country | Mexico |
State | Baja California |
Municipality | Tecate |
Founded | October 12, 1892[2] |
Government | |
• Type | Ayuntamiento |
• Municipal President | Dario Benitez |
Elevation | 540 m (1,770 ft) |
Population (2019) | |
• City | 108,860[1] |
• Metro | 132,406[1] |
Demonym | Tecatense |
Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
Postal codes | 21400–21499 |
Area code | 665[3] |
Website | www.tecate.gob.mx |
Tecate (Spanish: [teˈkate] ) is a city in Tecate Municipality, Baja California. It is across the Mexico–US border from Tecate, California. As of 2019, the city had a population of 108,860 inhabitants,[1] while the metropolitan area has a population of 132,406 inhabitants.[1] Tecate is part of the San Diego-Tijuana metropolitan region and the largest city between Tijuana and Mexicali. Tecate is a regional economic hub and popular tourist destination, known as home to the Tecate Port of Entry and to Tecate beer.