Ciudad Juárez
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Ciudad Juárez is a major city in northern Mexico located in the state of Chihuahua, serving as the administrative center of the Juárez municipality. It is strategically important due to its position on the U.S.-Mexico border, making it a significant hub for trade, transportation, and cross-border activity between the two countries.
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Ciudad Juárez ( US: /sjuːˌdɑːd ˈhwɑːrɛz/ sew-DAHD HWAR-ez; Spanish: [sjuˈðað ˈxwaɾes] ; "Juárez City"), commonly referred to as just Juárez (Lipan: Tsé Táhú'ayá), is the most populous city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. It was known until 1888 as El Paso del Norte ("The North Pass").
It is the seat of the Juárez Municipality with an estimated metropolitan population of 2.5 million people. Juárez lies on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte), south of El Paso, Texas, United States. Together with the surrounding areas, the cities form El Paso–Juárez, the second largest binational metropolitan area on the Mexico–U.S. border (after San Diego–Tijuana), with a combined population of over 3.4 million people.