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What to know before visiting Tijuana
Tijuana, known also by the initials T.J., is a city and municipal seat of Tijuana Municipality, Baja California, located on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. It is part of the San Diego-Tijuana metro area and the larger Southern California megapolitan area. Tijuana is the 45th largest city in the Americas and is one of the westernmost cities in Mexico. According to the 2015 census, the Tijuana metropolitan area was the fifth-largest in Mexico, with a population of 1,840,710, but rankings vary, the city (locality) itself was 6th largest and the municipality (administrative) 3rd largest nationally. The international metropolitan region was estimated at 5,158,459 in 2016, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in The Californias, 19th-largest metropolitan area in the Americas, and the largest bi-national conurbation that is shared between US and Mexico. Tijuana is becoming more suburbanized like San Diego. Tijuana is the second most populous city in Mexico and center of the 6th-largest metro area in Mexico, The city is one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the country and rated as a "High Sufficiency" global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. As of September 2019, the city of Tijuana had a population of 1,810,645, with its metropolitan area containing a population of 2,157,853 as of 2020, an estimated 2,002,000 within the urban area. Tijuana is a dominant manufacturing center for North America, hosting facilities of many multinational conglomerate companies. In the early 21st century, Tijuana has emerged as the medical device manufacturing capital of North America and is increasingly recognized as an important cultural Mecca for the border region of The Californias. The city is the most visited border city in the world, sharing a border of about 24 km (15 mi) with its sister city San Diego. More than fifty million people cross the border between these two cities every year. According to Statista in May 2022, Tijuana has the highest homicide rate in the world. -Wikipedia
General Info
Time Zone
GMT -07:00
Currency
Mexican Peso
1USD = 19.98 MXN
Best time to visit
June
July
Local Weather
JAN
8.8°
8.8°
FEB
9.1°
16.5°
MAR
10.2°
17.2°
APR
11.4°
18.1°
MAY
13.2°
19.2°
JUN
15.1°
21.3°
JUL
17.6°
23.6°
AUG
18.2°
24.3°
SEP
17.6°
24.1°
OCT
15.1°
22.2°
NOV
11.9°
19.7°
DEC
9.1
16.8°
Popular Activities
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Tijuana Arch (Friendship Arch)
Parque Morelos
The Trompo Interactive Museum Tijuana
Museum of the Californias
Friendship Park
Tijuana Cultural Center
Monument to Abraham Lincoln
Museo del Coleccionista de Tijuana
Amistad Park
Mundo Divertido
Museo de Cera de Tijuana
La Casa del Túnel
Parque Acuatico El Vergel
Parque Teniente Guerrero
Monumento México
La Mona de Tijuana
Túnel Playas de Tijuana
Plaza Mundo Divertido
Santuario de la Virgen de Guadalupe
Old Jai Alai Palace Forum - Entertainment Center
Monumento a Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Slip n Fly
History Museum Tijuana
Explanada de Palacio Municipal
Letras de Tijuana Hipódromo
Tijuana
Tijuana Boardwalk
Zona Río
Museo El Cubo
Platas de Tijuana
Señalamiento México 1
Tijuana México Temple
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve
Border Field State Park
Tijuana River Valley Regional Park
18 de Marzo Park
Glorieta Blvd. Las Américas
Escaleras bonitas
Tijuana River Valley Regional Park Bird & Butterfly Garden
Plaza de Maestro
El Mapa Park
LETRERO DE TIJUANA
Zona de Conservación Charcas Vernales de UABC Otay
1889 TJ Museum
Recommended Doctors in Tijuana
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Garcia
Dental ImplantsDr. Luis Gerardo Cano Santos
bariatric surgeryDra. Narda Carrera Laureán
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