The municipality (Spanish: municipio) of Ensenada, with a land area of 52,482.40 km2 (20,263.57 sq mi), takes up the majority of the state of Baja California. It is the largest in Mexico by area and the Americas. It contains all of Baja California apart from a strip at the north and, at the northeast extremity of the state, the municipality of Mexicali. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west, the Sea of Cortez on the east, and by all of the other municipalities in Baja California on the North. Its municipal seat (Spanish: cabecera municipal) is Ensenada 31°51′28″N 116°36′21″W / 31.85778°N 116.60583°W / 31.85778; -116.60583, which lies near the northwest corner of the municipality, although almost all of the municipality's territory lies far to its southeast. Its current (as of 2009[update]) municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) is Enrique Pelayo Torres. A major port is planned to be built in Punta Colonet, a largely uninhabited area 80 km (50 mi) south of the city of Ensenada. Located offshore, Guadalupe Island is part of the municipality, making Ensenada the westernmost municipality of Latin America.
In 2010 the municipality had a population of 466,814 inhabitants. The 2005 census recorded 413,481 inhabitants.
Subdivisions [edit]
Ensenada municipality is administratively subdivided into 26 boroughs (Spanish: delegaciones), of which Ensenada and Chapultepec form the city of Ensenada, the municipal seat:
- La Mision - Borough seat: La Misión
- El Porvenir
- Francisco Zarco (Guadalupe)
- Real del Castillo
- El Sauzal
- Ensenada - Borough seat: Ensenada, municipal seat (Spanish: cabecera municipal)
- San Antonio de las Minas
- Chapultepec
- Maneadero (with subdelegación Esteban Cantú)
- Santo Tomás
- Erendira - Borough seat: Eréndira
- San Vicente
- Ojos Negros
- Primo Tapia
- Valle de la Trinidad
- Punta Colonet - Borough seat: Punta Colonet
- Camalu - Borough seat: Camalú
- Vicente Guerrero
- San Quintin - Borough seat: San Quintín
- El Rosario - Borough seat: El Rosario
- Puerecitos - Borough seat: Puertecitos
- El Marmol
- Punta Prieta - Borough seat: Punta Prieta
- Bahía de los Angeles
- Calmallí (Villa Jesús María)
- Isla de Cedros
Major communities [edit]
The 2010 census lists 1,709 populated places (localidades) within the municipality, but this includes solitary ranches and houses with a population of just a few or even only one person. There were 476 places that had a population of 10 or more, and 120 have a population of 100 or more. There were an additional 1,216 unpopulated localities enumerated. The largest places are, with population figures as of 2010:[2]
| Name |
2010 Census Population |
| Ensenada |
279,765 |
| Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada (Maneadero) |
22,957 |
| Lázaro Cárdenas |
16,294 |
| Vicente Guerrero |
11,455 |
| El Sauzal de Rodríguez |
8,832 |
| Camalú |
8,621 |
| Benito García (El Zorrillo) |
6,598 |
| Emiliano Zapata |
5,756 |
| San Quintín |
4,777 |
| San Vicente |
4,362 |
| Colonia Lomas de San Ramón (Triquis) |
3,805 |
| Real del Castillo Nuevo (Ojos Negros) |
3,533 |
| Ejido Papalote |
3,413 |
| Lázaro Cárdenas (Valle de la Trinidad) |
3,366 |
| Ejido México (Punta Colonet) |
3,278 |
| Colonia Nueva Era |
3,256 |
| Rancho Verde |
2,758 |
| Francisco Zarco (Valle de Guadalupe) |
2,664 |
| Santa Fe |
2,632 |
| Total Municipality |
466,814 |
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Coordinates: 30°15′N 115°15′W / 30.250°N 115.250°W / 30.250; -115.250
