Map of Tecate, Mexico
Tecate is a city in Baja California, Mexico, with a population of about 64,764. It lies at 32.5672°N, 116.6251°W. Tecate is about 2,273 km (1,412 mi) northwest of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tijuana, 36 km to the west.
Tecate at a glance
Country
Region
Baja California
Population
64,764GeoNames
Coordinates
32.5672, -116.625132°34′02″N 116°37′30″W
Time zone
America/TijuanaUTC−08:00 / UTC−07:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
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Distance to Mexico City
2,273 km (1,412 mi)
Where is Tecate?
- The 5th largest city in Baja California on this site.
- Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 10 h 00 min on the shortest day to 14 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Tecate
- Tijuana — 36 km west
- La Presa — 38 km northwest, United States
- El Cajon — 40 km northwest, United States
- Pórticos de San Antonio — 41 km west
- La Mesa — 43 km northwest, United States
- Chula Vista — 44 km west, United States
- Santee — 44 km northwest, United States
- Rosarito — 46 km southwest
- National City — 46 km west, United States
- San Diego — 53 km west, United States
Largest cities in Baja California
- Tijuana — 1,922,523
- Mexicali — 1,032,686
- Ensenada — 443,807
- Rosarito — 100,660
- Pórticos de San Antonio — 34,234
Largest cities in Mexico
- Mexico City — 12,294,193
- Tijuana — 1,922,523
- Iztapalapa — 1,835,486
- Puebla — 1,692,181
- Ecatepec de Morelos — 1,645,352
- Santiago de Querétaro — 1,594,212
- León de los Aldama — 1,579,803
- Ciudad Juárez — 1,512,450
- Zapopan — 1,476,491
- Guadalajara — 1,385,629
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.