Tecate is a city of 73,000 people in Baja California on the border with California, about an hour east of Tijuana. Unlike most US/Mexico border crossings, there is no town on the US side.

Tecate

Village

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Tecate is an unincorporated community in the Mountain Empire area of central southeastern San Diego County, California. It is adjacent to the Mexico–United States border and the Mexican city of Tecate in Baja California; it is affectionately nicknamed Tecatito on account of its smaller size compared with the Mexican city. Tecate is situated 7 km north of Santa Fe.

Potrero

Hamlet

Potrero is a census-designated place in the Mountain Empire area of southeastern San Diego County, California. The population was 648 at the 2020 United States census, down from 656 at the 2010 census. Potrero is situated 9 km north of Santa Fe.

Santa Fe

Type: Locality
Location: Tecate Municipality, Baja California, Baja California, Mexico, North America
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Latitude

32.51996° or 32° 31′ 12″ north

Longitude

-116.62497° or 116° 37′ 30″ west

Elevation

537 metres (1,762 feet)

Open location code

8545G99G+X2

GeoNames ID

8577239

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