The Southern Border Region is one of nine
geopolitical designations in
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
used for economic analysis. The region includes
San Diego County and
Imperial County, each of which borders Mexico.
[
][
] Its largest city is
San Diego
San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...
.
The Southern Border Region is adjacent to the Southern California Region, which consists of five counties (
Orange,
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...
,
San Bernardino,
Riverside, and
Ventura).
[ These regions were created in about 1998, when the California Regional Economies Project identified 9 regional economies. The California Economic Strategy Panel used employment and wage information reported by employers for public policy-making, planning, and program administration.][
] As an example of information reported by the panel, according to the 2009 report, the gross domestic product of the region had grown 68.5% in five years.[ Other agencies such as the California Public Utilities Commission also provide reports for the region.][
]
See also
*Metropolitan areas
** San Diego metropolitan area
** El Centro metropolitan area
** San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area
** Mexicali–Calexico metropolitan area
*Metropolitan planning agencies
**San Diego Association of Governments
The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for San Diego County, California. It is an association of local county governments, with policy makers consisting of mayors, councilmembers, and Coun ...
** Southern California Association of Governments
* List of economic regions of California
References
Bibliography
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Economic regions of California
Southern California
Regions of California
Imperial County, California
San Diego County, California
Geography of Southern California
Geography of Imperial County, California
Geography of San Diego County, California