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Playas de Tijuana ( Spanish for "beaches of
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") is the westernmost borough of the municipality of Tijuana,
Baja California Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...
, stretching from the United States border in the north to
Rosarito Beach Municipality Playas de Rosarito Municipality ( es, Municipio de Playas de Rosarito) is located in the northwestern part of the Mexican state of Baja California comprising part of the Tijuana metropolitan area. It lies just south of the city of Tijuana. Its m ...
in the south. The
Bullring by the Sea The Plaza Monumental de Tijuana (also called "Plaza Monumental de Playas de Tijuana" after the neighborhood in which it is located), and popularly known in English as the Bullring by the Sea, is a bullring in the city of Tijuana, Baja California, ...
was opened in 1960.


History

The current border between Baja California in Mexico and California in the United States was delineated in 1848. A marble monument was erected on the border near the shoreline in 1851. The borough began to be developed in 1957 with the ''fraccionamientos'' of Soler and Costa Azul. The name "Playas de Tijuana" was acquired in 1959. The
Bullring by the Sea The Plaza Monumental de Tijuana (also called "Plaza Monumental de Playas de Tijuana" after the neighborhood in which it is located), and popularly known in English as the Bullring by the Sea, is a bullring in the city of Tijuana, Baja California, ...
was opened in 1960. Development continued through the 1980s.


Geography

The
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of Playas de Tijuana is located in the city of
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, bordered by the
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to the west, the
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( California ) to the north, the municipality of Playas de Rosarito to the south and the boroughs Centro to the Northeast and San Antonio de los Buenos to the East. Playas de Tijuana borders the United States cities of Imperial Beach and
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, but there is no border crossing in the borough. In contrast to Playas de Tijuana, the Tijuana River Valley immediately north of the border remains rural and agricultural in character.


Administration

Its administration or government relies on a Municipal Delegate, or ''Delegado Municipal'' , who is appointed by the Municipal President of Tijuana.


Borough Service Departments

The borough is in charge of the following services: *Urban Planning: **Construction permissions **Land usage authorization & certification *Civil Registry: **Marriage certifications **Defunction certificates **Birth certificates *Inspection and Verification: **Request of various certificates **Citizen reports *Public Works: **Maintenance of street lights **Street paving **Street maintenance *Community Development: **Housing support (incentives for house acquisition) **Scholarships (various types)


Entertainment and culture

The Paseo Ensenada is a popular place for meeting and passing free time, and where major commercial centres and businesses are located. Plaza Coronado, which is located at the beginning of Paseo Ensenada, is the major entertainment centre, where mainly young people gather every day to spend free time. Water sports such as surfing,
bodyboarding Bodyboarding is a water sport in which the surfer rides a bodyboard on the crest, face, and curl of a wave which is carrying the surfer towards the shore. Bodyboarding is also referred to as ''Boogieboarding'' due to the invention of the "Boogie ...
, and kayaking are available when ocean water quality is good—the water quality can be very bad soon after it rains. The Monumental bullringPlaza Monumental
/ref> is located here as well as the Tijuana campus of the Universidad Iberoamericana.Universidad Iberoamericana
Playas de Tijuana has its own Arts & Culture House, which has many local and artistic endeavors, such as a
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school, a drawing school, painting school, dancing school, and many others. The Arts & Culture House is located inside the complex where the local government building is, and also inside the complex there is another smaller bullfight ring, known as the ''Cortijo San José'', which sometimes hosts rodeo shows. Along with the administration buildings, the House, and the ''Cortijo'', there is a civic square where every September 15 is held the independence celebration. Playas de Tijuana is home to several NGO's that are leaders in local issues like sustainable development, clean water quality in local beaches and public policy like open space and parkland protection and against a number of housing developments that prevent free access to local beaches and urban sprawl and violence.
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-D starts just south of this borough towards
Rosarito Rosarito is a coastal city in Playas de Rosarito Municipality, Baja California, situated on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. As of 2010, the city had a population of 65,278. Located south of the US-Mexico border, Rosarito is a part of the greater ...
and Ensenada.


Cityscape

Playas de Tijuana has a good offering of hotels, residences, and places to live, either temporarily or permanently. Such places include the following: * Park TowersPark Towers
* Oceano21 - A 9-story ocean front mid-rise. *''Real del Mar'' residential development ** Marriott Residence Inn Real del MarResidence Inn by Marriott - Real del Mar
*''Playas Diamante'' residentialPlayas Diamante
*''La Perla Tijuana''La Perla Tijuana
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**''La Perla Pacífico'' **''La Perla Bahía'' *''La Cúspide Residencial''La Cúspide Residencial
*''Puesta del Sol''Puesta del Sol
residential, *AQUA Residential TowersAQUA Residential
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Playas has been recently experiencing mid/high-rise building growth despite opposition from environmental organizations and local laws. One project is the 17-story high Park Towers complex, with four towers projected. Many other low-rise buildings, ranging from 5+ story are found throughout Playas. However, the economic downturn beginning in 2008 has caused many half-finished projects to be abandoned.


Transportation

Playas, as it is the westernmost and thus the last portion in Tijuana, is linked to the rest of the city by two ''Azul y Blanco'' bus routes: *Playas 1-Soler-Centro-Correo-Plaza Río-Palacio-Postal (runs along one of Playas's main avenues, Paseo Ensenada) *Playas 2-Soler-Centro-Línea-Palacio-Hospital-Buena Vista-Central Camionera (runs along one of Playas's main avenues, Paseo Pedregal) Playas is also linked to the rest of the city served by three fixed-route taxi lines: *Playas 1 (similar to ''Azul y Blanco'' bus route 1) *Playas 2 (similar to ''Azul y Blanco'' bus route 2) *Playas 3 (reduced frequencies)


References


External links

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Borough of Playas de Tijuana
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