Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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]
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.
Chihuahua is one of the 67 municipalities of Chihuahua, in northern Mexico. 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.
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]
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.
Chihuahua has maintained a sister city relationship with Pueblo for roughly 34 years. Chihuahua native and longtime Pueblo resident Carlos Maldonado — who also accompanied Chihuahua leaders over ...
1864 - Benito Juárez makes the town temporary capital of Mexico. [4] 1882 - Paso del Norte-Chihuahua City railroad begins operating. [6] 1891 Government Palace of Chihuahua built. Catholic Diocese of Chihuahua established. 1895 - Population: 18,279. [4] 1900 - Population: 30,405. [4]
More than 200 inmates were transferred from Chihuahua state prisons in Juárez and the Chihuahua City area to federal prisons in other parts of Mexico on Tuesday during a large-scale state police ...