The
Tijuana metropolitan area, and in Spanish the
Zona Metropolitana de Tijuana, is located on the
Pacific Ocean in
Mexico. According to the 2005
census, the Tijuana metropolitan area was the
sixth-largest in Mexico, with a population of 1,483,992. The 2010 Census placed the Tijuana metropolitan area at 5th largest in the country with 1,751,302 persons. The census bureau defined metropolitan area comprises two
municipalities:
Tijuana and
Rosarito Beach. Yet sources commonly include
Tecate Municipality in the metropolitan area as the urban area between
Tijuana and
Tecate grows, the commuting populace increases - ultimately further developing the southern areas of
San Diego–Tijuana, and the three municipalities maintain strong relationships and cooperation.