Ciudad Juárez
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Summary
Ciudad Juárez is a locality of Mexico[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of locality of mexico entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,209 views/month, #3 of 1,428).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Juárez Municipality[3]
- Country: Mexico[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Rio Grande[5]
- Head of government: Cruz Pérez Cuéllar[6]
- Continent: North America[7]
- Instance of: border city[8], big city[9]
- Named after: Benito Juárez[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Chihuahua City[11], Tecomán[12], Tijuana[13], El Paso[14], Las Cruces[15], San Diego[16], Mexico City[17]
- Postal code: 32000[18]
- Part of: Mexico–United States border[19]
- Commons category: Ciudad Juárez[20]
- Local dialing code: 656[21], 657[22]
- Inception: January 1, 1659[23]
- Official website: https://www.juarez.gob.mx/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ciudad Juárez[25]
- Commons gallery: Ciudad Juárez[26]
- Population: 1,321,004[27], 1,501,551[28]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[29], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31]
- Capital of: Juárez Municipality[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Ciudad Juárez[33]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Ciudad Juárez[34]
- Demonym: Juarense[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Ciudad Juárez[36]
- Elevation above sea level: 1137 m[37]
- Area: 321.19 km²[38]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Ciudad Juárez include Juárez Cartel[39], a Mexican cartel[40], in Mexico[41], founded in 1970[42]; El Paso–Juárez[43], a metropolitan area[44], in Mexico[45]; and Abraham González Airport[46], an international airport[47], in Mexico[48].
Why It Matters
Ciudad Juárez has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for it include Juárez Cartel[39], a Mexican cartel[40], in Mexico[41], founded in 1970[42]; El Paso–Juárez[43], a metropolitan area[44], in Mexico[45]; and Abraham González Airport[46], an international airport[47], in Mexico[48].