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Ciudad Juárez: see Juárez Juárez, city (1990 pop. 789,522) Chihuahua state, N Mexico, on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso , Tex. Connected with the United States by three international bridges, it is a shipping point and highway and rail terminus. ..... Click the link for more information. , Mexico. Juárezor Ciudad JuárezCity (pop., 2000: 1,187,275), northern Chihuahua state, Mexico. Located on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso, Texas, it was formerly known as El Paso del Norte and was renamed in 1888 for Mexico's national hero, Benito Juárez, who headquartered there in 1865. Today it is an important border city and functions as the marketing centre for a cotton-growing area. The city has grown greatly since the 1970s because of the increase in the number of export-oriented assembly plants (maquiladoras) located there. It contains the Guadalupe mission (1662). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| MEXICO Privatization of North-center Includes airports in Acapulco, Airports Group Mazatlan, Zihuatanejo, Zacatecas, Culiacan, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, San Luis Potosi, Durango, Torreon, Tampico and Reynosa. ``Over the last four years and possibly longer, in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, citizens of both nationalities have disappeared without a trace. Centered in the border cities of El Paso, TX, USA and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, this region extends north to include parts of western Texas and central New Mexico and south into the heart of Chihuahua. |
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