Baja California
geographical name
Ba·ja California
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Definition of Baja California
peninsula 760 miles (1216 kilometers) long in northwestern Mexico between the Pacific and the Gulf of California; divided into the states of
Baja California (to the north; capital Mexicali area 27,071 square miles, or 70,114 square kilometers, population 3,155,070)
and
Baja California Sur
\ -ˈsu̇r \ (to the south; capital La Paz area 28,447 square miles, or 73,678 square kilometers, population 637,026)
\ (to the south; capital La Paz area 28,447 square miles, or 73,678 square kilometers, population 637,026)