La Presa Este, Tijuana Explained

Official Name:Delegación Municipal La Presa Este
Municipal Borough La Presa Este
La Presa Este
Settlement Type:Borough of Tijuana
Pushpin Map:Mexico Tijuana
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Tijuana
Coordinates:32.4583°N -116.821°W
Population Total:215,115
Population As Of:2015
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1: Baja California
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Tijuana
Subdivision Type3:Borough
Subdivision Name3:Delegación La Presa Este
Government Type:Delegación
Leader Title:Municipal Delegate
Leader Name:María Cristina Muñoz Sánchez
Unit Pref:Metric
Postal Code:22500
Website: https://www.tijuana.gob.mx/delegacion/lapresaeste.aspx

La Presa Este (Spanish for "Eastern Water Dam") is the second-most largest borough of Tijuana Municipality, Baja California first being the unincorporated part of the municipality, stretching from the United States border in the north to Rosarito Beach Municipality in the south.

History

in 1835 a large amount of the Rancho Cueros de Venado owned by Juan María Marrón was placed in this Area of Tijuana.