Baja California
Baja California
Definition
Baja Ca·li·for·nia (bä′hä kä′lē fôr′nyä)
peninsula in Mexico, between the Pacific & the Gulf of California: divided into a northern state (Baja California), 27,071 sq mi (70,114 sq km), pop. 1,661,000, cap. Mexicali; and a southern state (Baja California Sur), 28,447 sq mi (73,677 sq km), pop. 318,000, cap. La Paz
Etymology: Sp, lit., lower California
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