Tecate

Tecate, Baja California
Top: Parque Miguel Hidalgo (left) and President Lázaro Cárdenas Street (right); bottom: aerial view
Tecate is located in Baja California
Tecate
Tecate
Location in Mexico
Tecate is located in Mexico
Tecate
Tecate
Tecate (Mexico)
Coordinates: 32°34′20″N 116°38′25″W / 32.57222°N 116.64028°W / 32.57222; -116.64028
CountryMexico
StateBaja California
MunicipalityTecate
FoundedOctober 12, 1892[2]
Government
 • TypeAyuntamiento
 • Municipal PresidentDario Benitez
Elevation
540 m (1,770 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • City
108,860[1]
 • Metro
132,406[1]
DemonymTecatense
Time zoneUTC−8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
Postal codes
21400–21499
Area code665[3]
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ a b c d "División municipal. Baja California". www.cuentame.inegi.org.mx. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ^ www.baja-web.com/tecate
  3. ^ "Mexican Area codes and Baja California Area Codes - Baja Real Estate Group". www.bajarealestategroup.net. Retrieved 13 April 2018.