Playas
Playas de Tijuana is the beach neighborhood of Tijuana. It includes the Bullring by the Sea, and some decent restaurants, but is mostly residential. The beaches are considered inferior to nearby Rosarito and are not a big attraction.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 146,000 residents
- Description: borough of Tijuana in Baja California, Mexico
- Also known as: “Playas de Tijuana”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bullring by the Sea and Friendship Park.
Bullring by the Sea
Stadium
Photo: Philkon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Plaza Monumental de Tijuana, and popularly known in English as the Bullring by the Sea, is a bullring in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Its opening was held on June 26, 1960.
Friendship Park
Fountain
Photo: RightCowLeftCoast, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Friendship Park is a binational park located along the United States-Mexico border in the San Diego–Tijuana region. Located within the larger Border Field State Park in California's San Diego County, the half-acre park includes the border fence dividing the two countries, where residents of both countries can meet in person.
Initial Point of Boundary Between U.S. and Mexico
Geographical marker
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Initial Point of Boundary Between U.S. and Mexico is the westernmost boundary marker on the international boundary between the United States and Mexico and as such has since its erection marked the southwestern corner of the Continental United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tijuana River Valley and Nestor.
Tijuana River Valley
Suburb
The Tijuana River Valley is a rural community in the southern section of San Diego, California. It neighbors Imperial Beach to the north and west, Egger Highlands and Nestor to the north, San Ysidro to the east, and the Mexico–United States border to the south. Tijuana River Valley is situated 4½ km northeast of Playas.
Nestor
Quarter
Nestor is a residential neighborhood in the southern section of San Diego, California, part of the Otay Mesa-Nestor community planning area. It neighbors Palm City and Otay Mesa West to the east, Egger Highlands to the north, San Ysidro to the southeast and the Tijuana River Valley to the south. Nestor is situated 6 km northeast of Playas.
Egger Highlands
Neighborhood
Egger Highlands is a residential neighborhood in the southern section of downtown San Diego, California. It neighbors Palm City and Nestor to the east, San Diego Bay to the north, Imperial Beach to the southwest and Chula Vista to the northeast. Egger Highlands is situated 7 km north of Playas.
Playas
Latitude
32.52092° or 32° 31′ 15″ northLongitude
-117.11981° or 117° 7′ 11″ westPopulation
146,000Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)Open location code
8544GVCJ+93OpenStreetMap ID
node 13440313588OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8573672Wikidata ID
Q7203180
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Playas” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Playas de Tijuana”
- Chinese: “蒂华纳海滩”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شواطئ تيخوانا”
- Spanish: “Playas de Tijuana”
- Swedish: “Playas de Tijuana”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Playas”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.