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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]
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.
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.
This list of tallest buildings in Chihuahua ranks skyscrapers in Mexico, city of Chihuahua, Chihuahua by height. The tallest structure in the city is the tronera avalos, which rises 430 feet (131 m), in avalos district. The tallest building in Chihuahua is the cenit tower, which rises 291 feet (89 m) in Chihuahua juventud and was completed in 2012.
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 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.
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 ...
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]