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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, the city of Chihuahua had a population of 925,762 inhabitants. [2] while the metropolitan area had a population of 988,065 inhabitants. [2]
Cheryl English Martin (2000). Governance and Society in Colonial Mexico: Chihuahua in the Eighteenth Century. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-4168-2. Published in the 21st century. Edwina Antonia Clark (2003). "Rails to Chihuahua: A Letter from Edwin Lyon Dean, September 22, 1882". Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 107 (1): 96– 105.
The state was named after its capital city, Chihuahua City; the largest city is Ciudad Juárez. In 1864 the city of Chihuahua was declared capital of Mexico by Benito Juarez during the Reform War and French intervention. The city of Parral was the largest producer of silver in the world in 1640.
The municipal seat is the city of Chihuahua, which is also the capital of the state of Chihuahua. As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 819,543, [1] up from 758,791 in 2005. It covers an area of 9,219.30 km 2. As of 2010, the city of Chihuahua had a population of 809,232, [1] up from 748,551 in 2005.
According to the 2020 Mexican census, Chihuahua is the 12th most populous state with 3,741,869 inhabitants and the largest by land area spanning 247,798.08 square kilometres (95,675.37 sq mi). [1] [2] Municipalities in Chihuahua are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. [3]
Chihuahua's historic downtown is one of the most important business districts of the city.The downtown is home to a shopping hub called Libertad Street, and contains most of the historical landmarks of the capital city, including the Cathedral of Chihuahua, Museo Casa Chihuahua (Former Federal Palace), Museo Casa Juarez (House to the president Benito Juarez during a short period in the 1860s ...
The City Hall. The City Hall of Chihuahua is an early 20th-century building in the city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. Located in front of the Plaza de Armas and the Cathedral, the City Hall houses the executive power of Chihuahua, the office of the mayor of Chihuahua, and the City Council whose salon is of special interest. The edifice is ...
The mayor's authority includes the state capital, the city of Chihuahua, Chih. Since the city serves as the municipal seat and is home to the vast majority of the municipality's population, the position of municipal president is frequently identified with the city, rather than the municipality.