Tijuana is located in Brazil.
Tijuana -LRB- -LSB- tiːˈwɑːnə -RSB- ; -LSB- tiˈxwana -RSB- -RRB- is the largest city in Baja California and on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area , part of the international San Diego -- Tijuana metropolitan area .. Baja California. Baja California. Tijuana. Tijuana Municipality. Baja California Peninsula. Baja California Peninsula. Tijuana metropolitan area. Tijuana metropolitan area. international. international. San Diego. San Diego. As an industrial and financial center of Mexico , Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics , education , culture , art , and politics .. Tijuana. Tijuana Municipality. Mexico. Mexico. As the city has become a leading center in the country , so has the surrounding metropolitan area , a major industrial and paramount metropolis in northwestern Mexico .. Mexico. Mexico. Currently one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in Mexico , Tijuana maintains global city status .. Tijuana. Tijuana Municipality. Mexico. Mexico. global city. global city. , the city of Tijuana had a population of 1,696,923 .. Tijuana. Tijuana Municipality. Tijuana is located on the Gold Coast of Baja California , and is the municipal seat and cultural and commercial center of Tijuana Municipality .. Baja California. Baja California. Municipality. Municipality. Tijuana. Tijuana Municipality. Gold Coast. Gold Coast ( Baja California ). Tijuana Municipality. Tijuana Municipality. Tijuana covers 70 % of the municipality but contains over 80 % of its population .. Tijuana. Tijuana Municipality. A dominant manufacturing center of the North American continent , the city maintains facilities of many multinational conglomerate companies .. multinational. multinational corporation. conglomerate. conglomerate ( company ). In the early 21st century , Tijuana became the medical-device manufacturing capital of North America .. Tijuana. Tijuana Municipality. North America. North America. Tijuana is also a growing cultural center and has been recognized as an important new cultural mecca .. Tijuana. Tijuana Municipality. The city is the most visited border city in the globe ; sharing a border of about 24 km with its sister city San Diego .. San Diego. San Diego. More than fifty million people cross the border between these two cities every year .. This metropolitan crossing makes the San Ysidro Port of Entry the busiest land-border crossing in the world .. San Ysidro Port of Entry. San Ysidro Port of Entry. It is estimated that the two border crossing stations between the cities proper of San Diego and Tijuana account for 300,000 daily border crossings alone .. Tijuana. Tijuana Municipality. San Diego. San Diego. Tijuana is the 45th largest city in the Americas and is the westernmost city in Mexico .. Tijuana. Tijuana Municipality. Mexico. Mexico. 45th largest city. Largest cities in the Americas. Americas. Americas. According to the 2010 census , the Tijuana metropolitan area was the fifth-largest in Mexico , with a population of 1,784,034 , but rankings vary , the city -LRB- locality -RRB- itself was 6th largest and the municipality -LRB- administrative -RRB- 3rd largest nationally .. Tijuana. Tijuana Municipality. Tijuana metropolitan area. Tijuana metropolitan area. Mexico. Mexico. fifth-largest in Mexico. Metropolitan areas of Mexico. The international metropolitan region was estimated to be just over five million in 2009 and about 5,105,769 in 2010 , making it the third largest metropolitan area in the former Californias region , 19th largest metropolitan area in the Americas , and the largest bi-national conurbation that is shared between US and Mexico .. international. international. Mexico. Mexico. Americas. Americas. the former Californias region. The Californias. 19th largest metropolitan area in the Americas. List of the largest metropolitan areas in the Americas. conurbation. conurbation. Californias. The Californias. Tijuana is becoming more suburbanized like San Diego ; during the 2000s the drug violence had residents moving out of the congested urban core into isolated communities within the municipality and beyond , as evidenced by 2010 Census figures and growth patterns .. Tijuana. Tijuana Municipality. San Diego. San Diego. Tijuana traces its modern history to the arrival of Spanish explorers in the 16th century who were mapping the coast of the Californias .. Tijuana. Tijuana Municipality. Spanish. Spanish Empire. Californias. The Californias. As the American conquest of northern Mexico ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo , Tijuana 's new international position on the border gave rise to a new economic and political structure .. Tijuana. Tijuana Municipality. international. international. Mexico. Mexico. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The city was founded in July 11 , 1889 as urban development began .. Often known by its initials , T.J. , and nicknamed Gateway to Mexico , the city has historically served as a tourist center dating back to the 1880s .. Mexico. Mexico