Wondering where Tijuana, Mexico is located? Here you will find helpful information about the city, such as the distance to important travel destinations and interesting facts about Tijuana.
Tijuana is located in the northwestern part of the Mexican state of Baja, California. It is located on the border between California, USA, and Baja, California, Mexico. The city is located on the Tecate Creek near the North Pacific Ocean.


Tijuana is the westernmost city in Mexico. It is also the largest on the Baja California Peninsula.
Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) or General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport is the nearest airport in Tijuana, Mexico.
The Mexican non-governmental organization “Seguridad, Justicia y Paz” has compiled a statistic of the cities with the most homicides per 100 000 inhabitants (excluding war zones).
The Mexican border city of Tijuana is in first place, followed by Acapulco (Mexico) and Caracas (Venezuela) in second and third place.
In total, only Latin American cities are among the top ten places in the ranking, European ones do not appear in the statistics at all.
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