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Baja California is divided into two of the 31 States of the United States of Mexico. It is divided because the two parts became states at different times.

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Who owns baja 9or lower0california?

Baja California is part of Mexico. The Baja is actually divided into two states: Baja California Norte(north) and Baja California Sur(south). Baja California is part of Mexico. The Baja is actually divided into two states: Baja California Norte(north) and Baja California Sur(south).


What two regions is California divided into?

The two regions that California was divided into are Alta and Baja California. Alta referred to upper California while Baja was the name given to lower California


Does Baja California have day light savings time?

Yes it does. You should note however, that Baja California is divided into two states: Baja California (capital Mexicali) and Baja California Sur (capital La Paz). While Baja California time is somewhat synchronized to San Diego/Los Angeles (GMT-8/PST), Baja California Sur is not (GMT-7/MST).


Why do you think the Mexico's western peninsula is called the Baja California Peninsula?

Because all territories that include present-day state of California as well as all or parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and Wyoming, and the Mexican peninsula of Baja California were known as the Californian Territories (Spanish: Territorios de California) when they were discovered by Spanish explorers in the 16th and 17th centuries. As it was a large expansion of land, it was divided in two regions: Upper California (the aforementioned US states) and Baja California, which spans the well-known peninsula.After the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) the US occupied and later acquired all territories of Upper California.


What nation owns baja California?

There are two, "Baja California Norte" and "Baja California Sur" and both of them belong to Mexico.


What are two peninsulas in Latin America?

-- Yucatan -- Baja California


Is Baja California in California or Mexico?

The Baja California Peninsula is part of Mexico. It is also composed by two federal states: Baja California (Capital: Mexicali) and Baja California Sur (Capital: La Paz).


How did Baja California Sur get its name?

After the Mexican-American War, the whole territories of California were split on Alta California (Upper California) which corresponds to the present-day US state of California, and Baja California (Lower California) which corresponds to the peninsula of the same name. It became the territory of Baja California for the following 80 years, until 1930 when the Mexican Congress decided to split up such territory in two: the North Territory of Baja California (Territorio Norte de Baja California) and South Territory of Baja California (Territorio Sur de Baja California), being divided by the 28th parallel.Years later in 1951, Mexican president Miguel Aleman Valdes announced that the North Territory of Baja California satisfied the conditions required by the Constitution to be admitted as a free and sovereign state: population and economic ability to survive without federal support. The new state was named as Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California (English: Free and Sovereign State of Baja California).Finally, in 1974 Mexican President Luis Echeverria Alvarez pushed a bill for the South Territory of Baja California to be elevated to the category of state.


What is the capital of Mexicali in Mexico?

The capital of Baja California is Mexicali (32° 40' N, 115° 28' W)Note: Baja California is often mistakenly called Baja California Norte, but there is no such thing. In reality, the Baja California peninsula is divided among two federal states: Baja California (capital Mexicali) and Baja California Sur (capital La Paz).


What two states border the gulf of California?

It is bordered by the Mexican states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, and Sinaloa.


Is baja califorrnia part of the US?

No, it is a part of Mexico. The peninsula makes up two states in Mexico: Baja California and Baja California Sur


Why is Baja California not apart of Mexico?

It IS part of Mexico. It is composed by two federal states, known as Baja California (capital: Mexicali) and Baja California Sur (capital: La Paz).