Chihuahua, Chihuahua
The city o Chihuahua (Spaingie pronunciation: [tʃiˈwawa]) is the caipital o the Mexican state o Chihuahua. It haes a population o aboot 825,327 fowk. The predominant activity is industry, includin domestic hivy, licht industries, consumer guids production, an tae a smawer extent maquiladoras.
Chihuahua | |
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City | |
| City o Chihuahua | |
 Banner  Seal | |
| Motto(s): Valentía, Lealtad, Hospitalidad (Courage, Lyalty, Hospitality) | |
 Location in the state o Chihuahua | |
| Coordinates: 28.63°0′0″N 106.08°0′0″W / 28.63000°N 106.08000°W | |
| Kintra | Mexico |
| State | Chihuahua |
| Municipality | Chihuahua |
| Govrenment | |
| • Alcalde | Marco Quezada (PRI) |
| Elevation | 1415 m (4,636 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 841,490 |
| • Demonym | Chihuahuan |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | 31000 |
| Area code(s) | +52 614 |
| Website | Ceety o Chihuahua |
Demographics
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Accordin tae the census o 2005, there wur 748,551 fowk livin in the city o Chihuahua, calculations tend tae establish that in 2007 there wur awmaist 800,000 fowk livin in Chihuahua, includin a substantial population frae the U.S.
The leeteracy rate in the city is amangst the heichest in the kintra at 98%; 35% o the population is aged 14 or ablo, 60% atween 15-65 an 5% ower 65.[1] The growth rate is 2.4%.[1] The life expectancy for males is 72 year an for weemen is 79 year.[1]
Sister cities
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El Paso, Texas, USA- Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- Pueblo, Colorado, USA
References
eedit- ↑ a b c http://sustainablecities.net/plusnetwork/plus-cities/chihuahua-mexico Archived 2009-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
Freemit airtins
eedit- Chihuahua City Steid Archived 2013-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
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