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Mexicali is the capital of the state of Baja California, Mexico as well as the capital of the municipality of Mexicali. Situated along the state's northern border with the U.S state of California, Mexicali is the northernmost city in Latin America.
Founded on March 14, 1903, Mexicali is adjacent to the city of Calexico, California, which lies directly across the US border. The link is emphasized by the way each city's name combines the words "California" and "Mexico."
Mexicali is bordered to the north with the United States (Imperial County, California), to the east with the states of Arizona (US) and Sonora (Mexico), to the west with the municipality of Tecate, and to the south with the municipality of Ensenada. Mexicali has grown to be an important city in Mexico. The residents of Mexicali are from diverse backgrounds, and it is among the most racially diverse cities in Mexico, with people from various European, Arab and African origins. For example, many of the residents of Mexicali are of Asian descent, especially Chinese. In fact, Mexicali is home to the largest number of overseas Chinese in Mexico. Consequently, Mexicali has a large Chinatown, called La Chinesca. The city is noted for having one of the finest Chinese food cuisines on the entire North American continent.
The citizens could say that one of main characteristics of this place, perhaps the most prominent, is its weather. Since the city was founded in the middle of the desert, mainly to avoid the dangers of the Colorado river spills, the area has very extreme weather, reaching very low temperatures in winter and extremely high temperatures in the summer. Visitors to Mexicali could witness the thermometer easily reaching levels of 40 degrees Celsius (104 on the Fahrenheit scale) in the shade, and even hitting 50°C (122°F) on the hottest days. However, the citizens are used to this, and some people take a very special pride in enduring such weather conditions — this is even the subject of recurring jokes amongst the population
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