Ciudad Juárez
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Collage of Juárez scenes
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| Nickname(s): Paso del Norte, "Juárez" | ||
| Motto: Refugio de la libertad, custodia de la republica (Spanish for "Refuge of liberty, guard of the republic") | ||
 Ciudad Juárez
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| Coordinates: 31°44′22″N 106°29′13″W / 31.73944°N 106.48694°WCoordinates: 31°44′22″N 106°29′13″W / 31.73944°N 106.48694°W | ||
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 Mexico
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| State | Chihuahua | |
| Municipality | Juárez | |
| Foundation | 1659 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal president |
Armando Cabada (Template:Independent candidate) |
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| Area | ||
| • City | 188 km2 (73 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,137 m (3,730 ft) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • City | 1,321,004 | |
| • Density | 7,027/km2 (19,290/sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 2,539,946 | |
| • Demonym | Juarense | |
| Time zone | MST (UTC−7) | |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−6) | |
| Area code(s) | +52 656 | |
| Climate | BWk | |
| Website | http://www.juarez.gob.mx | |
Ciudad Juárez (Spanish pronunciation: [sjuˈðað ˈxwaɾes], /ˈhwɑːrɛz/ WHAH-rez; Juarez City) is the largest city in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Commonly referred to by locals as simply Juárez, and known as Paso del Norte (Pass of the North) until 1888, Juárez is the seat of the municipality of Juárez with an estimated population of 1.5 million people. The city lies on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte), south of El Paso, Texas. Together with the surrounding areas the cities form El Paso–Juárez, the second largest bi-national metropolitan area on the Mexico–United States border (after San Diego–Tijuana), with a combined population of over 2.7 million people.
Strategically placed on the Mexico–United States border, Ciudad Juárez has long been a center of illegal drug trafficking. The Juárez Cartel's long-standing control over the city's trafficking activities was challenged in 2007 by its former ally the Sinaloa Cartel, leading to an exceptionally bloody . In the period from 2008 to 2012, violence between the two reached unprecedented heights as the city became known as "the most dangerous place on Earth". At the very height of the conflict, in 2010, there were an average 8.5 to 20 homicides (for a total of 3,766) and eight kidnappings per day. By 2012, the Sinaloa cartel had decisively gained the upper hand and violence declined sharply as a result. As of 2015[update] and 2016, perceptions of the city are much more positive. While killings do still occur, they do so at a much lower rate that is comparable to or lower than that in many American cities.
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