San Antonio del Mar is a Locality located in the Municipality of Tijuana, with 590 inhabitants.[1]
| San Antonio del Mar, Baja California | |
| Settlement Type: | Locality |
| Official Name: | Saint Anthony of the Sea |
| Nickname: | San Antonio del Mar, San Antonio del Padua, San Antonio Shores |
| Mapsize: | 200px |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of San Antonio del Mar in Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Baja California |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Playas de Tijuana |
| Established Title: | Locality established |
| Established Date: | 1966 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.265 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 census |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 590 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | PST |
| Utc Offset: | – 08:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | PDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | – 07:00 |
| Coordinates: | 32.3422°N -117.0561°W |
| Elevation M: | 50 |
| Area Code: | 661 |
| Website: | http://www.rosarito.gob.mx |
| Footnotes: | Sources: INEGI, Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México |
San Antonio del Mar was founded in 1966 by a group of American investors, who wanted a beach resort for Tourists and Expatriates.[3]
The community was originally named San Antonio de Padua, named after the original Saint of The Alamo mission, which was close to where San Antonio was established, but they later changed it in 1973 to San Antonio del Mar to reflect the proximity to the ocean.[4]