Centro is a borough of the
municipality of Tijuana in
Baja California
Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of B ...
, Mexico. It is the main historical and economic borough of Tijuana.
''Delegación Centro'' includes the old
downtown, or Zona Centro, the new business district (
Zona Río),
Zona Norte (the red-light district),
Agua Caliente, and other adjacent neighborhoods ("zonas"). This is the historical midpoint of Tijuana; City Hall is located here as well as most of the tourist areas such as
Avenida Revolución, and the business districts. The
Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT for CEntro CUltural de Tijuana) and
Plaza Río, until recently the largest mall in the state, are both located here in the Zona Río.
History
In the mid-nineteenth century, the land that is now the downtown area of the city, belonged to the ranch of Don Santiago Argüello, which was occupied for livestock. Argüello lived until 1862, but after his death, his family continued to live on the ranch, so the children and grandchildren were forming families that settled on their property.
References
Boroughs of Tijuana
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