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Chihuahua
Ją’éłąyá (Lipan Apache) Chihuahua City Ciudad de Chihuahua | |
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 From the top to the left: Quinta Gameros, Cathedral, Angel of the liberty, Puerta de Chihuahua, Federal Palace, Creel House, Skyline of El Palomar Park. | |
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| Motto(s): Valentía, Lealtad, Hospitalidad (Courage, Loyalty, Hospitality) | |
 Location in the state of Chihuahua | |
  Chihuahua Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 28°38′13″N 106°04′37″W / 28.63694°N 106.07694°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipality | Chihuahua |
| Founded | October 12, 1709 |
| Founded by | Antonio de Deza y Ulloa |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Marco Bonilla Mendoza (PAN) |
| Area | |
• City | 259 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,415 m (4,635 ft) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
• City | 925,762 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 988,065 |
| Demonym | Chihuahuense |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total | $31.5 billion[3] |
| • Per capita | $28,200 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| ZIP codes | 31000 |
| Area code | +52 614 |
| Climate | BSh |
| Website | City of Chihuahua |
The city of Chihuahua or Chihuahua City (Spanish: Ciudad de Chihuahua [sjuˈða(ð) ðe tʃiˈwawa]; Lipan: Ją’éłąyá) is the state capital of the Mexican state of Chihuahua.[4][1] As of 2020[update], the city of Chihuahua had a population of 925,762 inhabitants.[2] while the metropolitan area had a population of 988,065 inhabitants.[2]
Among cities in Mexico, the city of Chihuahua is highly ranked in human and social development. According to a UNDP[5] report on human development, Chihuahua municipality's HDI is 0.842 as of 2020 – among the highest in the country, only after municipalities in the Monterrey and Mexico City areas. IMCO ranks Chihuahua as one of the six cities with very high urban competitiveness [6]The city was named capital of Mexico for a brief amount of time in 1864 by Benito Juarez during the second French intervention of Mexico.
The predominant activity is industry, including domestic heavy, light industries, consumer goods production, and to a smaller extent maquiladoras. The city is served by the General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport.
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 134.
- ^ a b c "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020". inegi.org.mx. Archived from the original on 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-01-19.
- ^ "TelluBase—Mexico Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Constitución Política del Estado Libre y Soberano de Chihuahua" (PDF) (in Spanish). H. Congreso del Estado de Chihuahua. July 2010. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 16, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- ^ "Informe de Desarrollo Humano Municipal 2010-2020: Una Década de Transformaciones Locales en México". Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD). 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ "Índice de Competitividad Urbana 2023". Instituto Mexicano para la Competitividad (IMCO). 2023. Retrieved 2024-07-19.