Municipality of Tijuana

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Tijuana is a municipality in the Mexican state of Baja California. Its municipal seat is located in the city of Tijuana. According to the 2000 census, it had a population of 1,210,820 inhabitants. Jorge Hank Rhon of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) is the municipal president for the term 2004-2007.

Tijuana is bordered by the municipalities of Playas de Rosarito and Ensenada; to the east, by the municipality of Tecate; and to the west, by the Pacific Ocean. The municipality of Tijuana has an extension of 1,727 square kilometers and includes part of the Coronado Islands located off the coast of the municipality in the Pacific Ocean.

Tijuana's major boulevard is Avenida Revolucion, a popular spot with both American border-crossing tourists as well as many local Mexicans.

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