Ciudad Juárez, or simply Juárez, is a city in the
Mexican state of
Chihuahua formerly known as El Paso del Norte. Juárez has an estimated population of 1,301,452 as of 2005 (the municipality, 1,313,338). It stands on the
Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte), across the
border from
El Paso, Texas. The two cities form a
metropolitan area of 2,280,782. More than 60,000 people cross the CJZ-ELP border every day. It is the major port of entry and transportation center of north central Mexico, its surrounding municipality is the fourth largest in Mexico (
Nezahualcoyotl,
Guadalajara,
Puebla).
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