Editing Ensenada (section)

== Government ==
{{see also|Ensenada Municipality#Government}}
[[File:Facade of Cultural Center - Former Hotel Riviera - Ensenada, BC - Mexico (6778846050).jpg|thumb|right|[[Hotel Riviera del Pacífico|Riviera del Pacífico Cultural Center]].]]
Ensenada is the municipal seat of the [[Ensenada Municipality]]. The city is made up of the boroughs of Ensenada and Chapultepec.

The city is administered by a city council. Port lands are administered by the Port Authority of Ensenada.

Ensenada is covered by the [[Third Federal Electoral District of Baja California]], which elects 1 member to the federal [[Chamber of Deputies (Mexico)|Chamber of Deputies]].

;Public utilities
The [[Emilio López Zamora dam]] was built in 1976 by the federal government, with the objective of controlling overflow and supporting the water supply of the city.

On June 10, 2018, a desalination plant with a capacity of {{cvt|250|L}} per second started operation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/estados/Planta-desaladora-de-Ensenada-entra-en-operacion-20180611-0161.html|title=Planta desaladora de Ensenada entra en operación|access-date=2020-06-07|last=Redacción|website=El Economista|date=12 June 2018 }}</ref>