Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez (US: /sjuːˌdɑːd ˈhwɑːrɛz/ syoo-DAHD HWAR-ez, Spanish: [sjuˈðað ˈxwaɾes] ⓘ; "Juárez City"), commonly referred to as just Juárez (Lipan: Tsé Táhú'ayá), is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It was known until 1888 as El Paso del Norte ("The North Pass"). Juárez is the seat of the Juárez Municipality with an estimated population of 2.5 million people. It lies on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) river, south of El Paso, Texas, United States. Together with the surrounding areas, the cities form El Paso–Juárez, the second largest binational metropolitan area on the Mexico–U.S. border (after San Diego–Tijuana), with a combined population of over 3.4 million people.
Ciudad Juárez
Tsé Táhú'ayá (Lipan) Juárez | |
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Ciudad Juárez skyline Parque Central Misiones Zone Ciudad Juárez Cathedral and Guadalupe Mission Benito Juárez Monument Museum of the Revolution on the Border Monument to Mexicanness | |
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| Nicknames: El Paso del Norte ("The North Pass") | |
| Motto(s): Refugio de la libertad, custodia de la república (Spanish for "Refuge of liberty, guard of the republic") | |
Ciudad Juárez Ciudad Juárez | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′42″N 106°29′06″W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipality | Juárez |
| Foundation | 1659 |
| Named for | Benito Juárez |
| Government | |
| • Municipal president | Cruz Pérez Cuéllar |
| Area | |
| • City | 321.19 km2 (124.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,140 m (3,740 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 2,143,539 |
| • Rank | 16th in North America 6th in Mexico |
| • Density | 4,113.25/km2 (10,653.26/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,539,946 |
| • Demonym | Juarense |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total | $41.0 billion |
| • Per capita | $25,900 |
| Time zone | UTC-07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code | +52 656 |
| Climate | BWk |
| Website | www |
Four international points of entry connect Ciudad Juárez and El Paso: the Bridge of the Americas, the Ysleta–Zaragoza International Bridge, the Paso del Norte Bridge, and the Stanton Street Bridge. Combined, these bridges allowed 22,958,472 crossings in 2008, making Ciudad Juárez a major point of entry and transportation into the U.S. for all of central northern Mexico. The city has a growing industrial center, which in large part is made up by more than 300 maquiladoras (assembly plants) located in and around the city. According to a 2007 New York Times article, Ciudad Juárez was "absorbing more new industrial real estate space than any other North American city". In 2008, fDi Magazine designated Ciudad Juárez "The City of the Future".