Los Algodones facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Los Algodones, Baja California
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 Los Algodones, Baja California
Location in Mexico
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| Country | Mexico |
| State | Baja California |
| Municipality | Municipality of Mexicali |
| Elevation | 108 ft (33 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 5,474 |
Los Algodones is a city in Mexicali Municipality, Baja California. Located on the United States-Mexico border, Los Algodones is south of Andrade, California and west of Yuma, Arizona. It reported a population of 5,474 as of the 2010 Mexican census. Los Algodones is popularly referred to as "Molar City", due to the large number of dentists in the city that cater to Americans seeking affordable dental care outside of the United States.
Transportation
Transportes Miguel Siga, a private bus company, provides service between Mexicali and Los Algodones. Yuma County Area Transit provides service from Andrade to Yuma.
Climate
| Climate data for Los Algodones (Presa Morelos) 1951–2010 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.0 (87.8) |
34.0 (93.2) |
45.0 (113.0) |
48.0 (118.4) |
47.0 (116.6) |
49.0 (120.2) |
50.0 (122.0) |
48.0 (118.4) |
48.0 (118.4) |
45.0 (113.0) |
43.5 (110.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
50.0 (122.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
34.8 (94.6) |
39.0 (102.2) |
41.4 (106.5) |
41.0 (105.8) |
38.1 (100.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
29.7 (85.5) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
29.8 (85.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
17.4 (63.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
7.1 (44.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
5.8 (42.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
0.1 (32.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.7 (0.34) |
6.0 (0.24) |
4.7 (0.19) |
2.0 (0.08) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.3 (0.01) |
3.3 (0.13) |
8.9 (0.35) |
5.5 (0.22) |
5.7 (0.22) |
4.9 (0.19) |
12.3 (0.48) |
62.8 (2.47) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 12.3 |
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Algodones Mexico Official Website: http://algodones.mx
Economy
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Situated near the borders of both southeastern California and southwestern Arizona, Los Algodones has become a popular tourist attraction in recent years due in part to inexpensive shopping and restaurants as well as inexpensive medical care and prescription medicines. The warm, dry climate of the area attracts a number of older tourists from across the United States and Canada who settle during the winter in the nearby towns of Yuma, Arizona and Winterhaven, California. Organized day trips from the Coachella Valley are popular among seniors as well.
Healthcare
The popularity of both inexpensive prescriptions and medical care catering to Canadian and U.S. senior citizens has prompted a virtual explosion of pharmacies, opticians and dental offices since the 1980s. They have largely displaced many of the open-air shops and restaurants immediately across the border, and have effectively shifted the town's focus from tourism to medicine. Los Algodones has approximately 600 dentists who service uninsured Canadian and American health tourists who save 40 to 60 percent on dental services. Nevertheless, a number of shops and restaurants remain, and Los Algodones capitalizes on the tourist trade with frequent fiestas throughout the year, most notably around the Christmas season.
Images for kids
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The Andrade Port of Entry connects Los Algodones to Andrade, California.
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See also
In Spanish: Algodones para niños
