Calexico–Mexicali is a transborder agglomeration in southeastern California (in the United States) and northwestern Baja California (in Mexico) with its center being the border between the sister cities of Calexico and Mexicali. The agglomeration lies within a large geologic region known as the Salton Trough with the city of Calexico located in the Imperial Valley on the United States side of the border, and Mexicali located in the Mexicali Valley on the Mexico side of the border.
Calexico–Mexicali
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 Mexicali and Calexico urban area, viewed at night from the American side of the border | |
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| Country |  United States Mexico |
| State |  California Baja California |
| Principal cities | Mexicali - Calexico - El Centro - Imperial - Santa Isabel |
| Population (2010 est.)[1] | |
| • MSA | 1,000,000 (19th) |
| MSA/CSA = 2010, Urban = 2000 | |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Calexico–Mexicali is one of two transborder agglomerations on the California-Baja California Border; the other is San Diego–Tijuana.
See also
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edit- ^ "World Gazetteer; Mexicali". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2011.