Baja California (state)

Baja California (also known as Baja California Norte) is a northwestern Mexican state in the northern section of the Baja California Peninsula. It borders the state Baja California Sur to the south, and Sonora to the east. It also borders the U.S. state of California to the north. It means "Lower California" or "North Lower California".

State
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Coordinates: 30°33′N 115°10′W=inline,title
Country	Mexico
Capital	Mexicali
Municipalities	5
Largest City	Tijuana
Government
• Governor	Francisco Vega de Lamadrid (PAN)
• Federal Deputies	PAN: 8
• Federal Senators	Alejandro González (PAN) Rafael Díaz (PAN) Fernando Castro (PRI)
Area Ranked 12th
• Total	69,921 km2 (26,997 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	2,844,469 (Ranked 14th)
HDI (2004)	0.8233 - high Ranked 7th
ISO 3166-2	MX-BCN
Postal abbr.	B.C.
Website	State government

Baja California is the furthest northwest state in Mexico.

The state has seven municipalities.

Baja California (state) Media

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  The word "California" and its namesake ruler, Queen Calafia, originate in the 1510 epic Las Sergas de Esplandián, written by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo.

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  Evolution of the political boundaries of the Californias:

    Palóu Line (1804–1836)

    Gila River; border between Las Californias/Alta California and Sonora (1767–1847)

    Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848–present)

    Baja California Sur boundary (1931–present)
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  Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, with Picacho del Diablo in the center

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  Leptosyne maritima growing on the Ensenada Municipality coast, typical of the California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion

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  Isla Partida, part of the San Lorenzo Marine Archipelago National Park

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  Vineyard in the Valle de Guadalupe

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  Snowfall at Constitution 1857 National Park

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  MountainLion

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  California Quail mail in Golden Gate Park