Ciudad Juárez

Summary

Ciudad Juárez is a locality of Mexico^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Ciudad Juárez is located in Juárez Municipality^[3].
• Ciudad Juárez is in the country of Mexico^[4].
• Ciudad Juárez is on the body of water Rio Grande^[5].
• Ciudad Juárez's head of government is recorded as Cruz Pérez Cuéllar^[6].
• Ciudad Juárez is on the continent of North America^[7].
• Ciudad Juárez's instance of is recorded as locality of Mexico^[8].
• Ciudad Juárez's instance of is recorded as border city^[9].
• Ciudad Juárez's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Benito Juárez is named after Ciudad Juárez^[11].
• Ciudad Juárez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chihuahua City^[12].
• Ciudad Juárez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tecomán^[13].
• Ciudad Juárez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tijuana^[14].
• Ciudad Juárez's twinned administrative body is recorded as El Paso^[15].
• Ciudad Juárez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Las Cruces^[16].
• Ciudad Juárez's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Diego^[17].
• Ciudad Juárez's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mexico City^[18].
• Ciudad Juárez's postal code is recorded as 32000^[19].
• Ciudad Juárez is part of Mexico–United States border^[20].
• Ciudad Juárez's Commons category is recorded as Ciudad Juárez^[21].
• Ciudad Juárez's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−07:00^[22].
• Ciudad Juárez's local dialing code is recorded as 656^[23].
• Ciudad Juárez's local dialing code is recorded as 657^[24].
• January 1, 1659 marks the founding of Ciudad Juárez^[25].
• Ciudad Juárez's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.6685, 'lon': -106.42}^[26].
• Ciudad Juárez's official website is recorded as https://www.juarez.gob.mx/^[27].

Body

Geography

Ciudad Juárez is in the country of Mexico^[4]. It is located in Juárez Municipality^[3]. It is on the body of water Rio Grande^[5]. It is on the continent of North America^[7]. It is part of Mexico–United States border^[20].

Physical Characteristics

Ciudad Juárez covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+321.19'}^[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1137'}^[29]. It has a population of {'amount': '+1321004'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include locality of Mexico^[8], border city^[9], and big city^[10].

History and Context

January 1, 1659 marks the founding of Ciudad Juárez^[25]. Benito Juárez is named after it^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Ciudad Juárez include El Paso–Juárez^[31], a metropolitan area^[32], in Mexico^[33]; Abraham González Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in Mexico^[36]; and Juárez Cartel^[37], a Mexican cartel^[38], in Mexico^[39], founded in 1970^[40].

Why It Matters

Ciudad Juárez has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for it include El Paso–Juárez^[31], a metropolitan area^[32], in Mexico^[33]; Abraham González Airport^[34], an international airport^[35], in Mexico^[36]; and Juárez Cartel^[37], a Mexican cartel^[38], in Mexico^[39], founded in 1970^[40].