Comparison of Tijuana and San Diego
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Tijuana |
San Diego |
| Area in square kilometers |
1,393 |
10,891 |
| Total population (estimated 1995) |
1,237,000 |
2,835,200 |
| Inhabitants per square kilometer |
710.2 |
260.3 |
| Births per 1,000 inhabitants(1992) |
31.6 |
19.3 |
| Mortality per 1,000 inhabitants |
NA |
6.9 |
| Infant mortality per 1,000 inhabitants(1992) |
26.9 |
7.1 |
| Number of nurses per 1,000 inhabitants |
1.8 |
8 |
| Number of physicians per 1,000 inhabitants |
1.1 |
2.7 |
| Percent population with electricity(1992) |
85.8 |
99 |
| Libraries(1993) |
18 |
91 |
| Paved roads (kilometers, 1994) |
332,624 |
1,602,597 |
| Solid waste generation(tons per day, 1995) |
710 |
2,500 |
| Per capita solid waste generation per day (kilos) |
0.7 |
0.9 |
| Municipal budget(US$ millions, 1995) |
49 |
3,031 |
| Source: Plan Municipal de
Desarrollo 1996-1998 (Tijuana: COPLADEM) |
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