Baja California is a state located in northern Mexico. According to the 2015 Mexican Intercensal Survey, Baja California is the 13th most populous state with 3,315,766 inhabitants and the 12th largest by land area spanning 71,446 square kilometres (27,585 sq mi). Baja California is divided into five municipalities.
Municipalities in Baja California are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Their legal framework derives from Title VI of the state Constitution and the state's 2001 Law of the Municipal Regime. Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos). Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, supervision of slaughterhouses and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income. Municipalities may establish internal subdivisions called delegaciones and subdelegaciones in accordance with Article 29 of the Law of the Municipal Regime.
Around half (49.5%) of the population of the state of Baja California is located in Tijuana, the largest municipality by population with 1,641,570 residents. The smallest municipality by population is Playas de Rosarito with 96,734 residents. The largest municipality by area is Ensenada which spans 53,199.786 km2 (20,540.552 sq mi), while Playas de Rosarito is the smallest at 500.667 km2 (193.309 sq mi).
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