Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. www.britannica.com › place › Juarez-MexicoJuárez | Crime, Cartel, Culture, Map, & Facts | Britannica

   www.britannica.com › place › Juarez-Mexico

   • Cached

   May 11, 2024 · Juárez, city, northern Chihuahua estado (state), northern Mexico. It is located on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) opposite El Paso , Texas, U.S., with which it is connected by bridges. Formerly known as El Paso del Norte, it was renamed in 1888 for the Mexican president Benito Juárez , who headquartered there in 1865–66 during his ...

   • Author: The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chihuahua_(state)Chihuahua (state) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chihuahua_(state)

   • Cached

   2 days ago · The state has one city with a population exceeding one million: Ciudad Juárez. Ciudad Juárez is ranked eighth most populous city in the country, and Chihuahua City was ranked 16th most populous in Mexico. Chihuahua (along with Baja California) is the only state in Mexico to have two cities ranked in the top 20 most populated.

   • Capital: Chihuahua
   • Largest city: Ciudad Juárez

   • Country: Mexico
   • Municipalities: 67

3. People also ask

   Where is Juarez located?

   • Juarez, city, Chihuahua state, northern Mexico. It is located on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso, Texas, with which it is connected by bridges. Formerly known as El Paso del Norte, it was renamed (1888) for Mexican President Benito Juarez, who headquartered there during his struggle against the French.

   Juárez | Crime, Cartel, Culture, Map, & Facts | Britannica

   www.britannica.com/place/Juarez-Mexico

   See all results for this question

   Why was Juárez a popular city in the 20th century?

   • For much of the 20th century, workers from other parts of Mexico were attracted to the city by its relatively high wages and its proximity to the U.S. border. Juárez is the northern terminus of the National Railways of Mexico. The city is also a commercial and service centre for a heavily irrigated cotton-producing hinterland.

   Juárez | Crime, Cartel, Culture, Map, & Facts | Britannica

   www.britannica.com/place/Juarez-Mexico

   See all results for this question

   When did El Paso & Juárez become one city?

   • Brandon Bell/Getty Images El Paso and Juárez were one city until 1848, when the Rio Grande rushing through town became the dividing line between the United States and Mexico. Today, what’s left of the river — a shallow, murky stream — flows through concrete channels under a 30-foot stockade of rusted steel bollards on the northern bank.

   An Exhibition on the U.S.-Mexico Border Shares Fresh Stories - The New

   www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/arts/design/museums-el-paso-juarez-border-biennial.html

   See all results for this question

   How many people live in Ciudad Juárez?

   • Of all the 3,241,444 people in the state, two-thirds (2,072,129) live in the cities of Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua. Only three other cities have populations over 100,000: Parral 101,147, Cuauhtémoc 105,725, and Delicias 108,187. Tarahumara women selling artisanal goods.

   Chihuahua (state) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihuahua_(state)

   See all results for this question

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_cities_by_homicideList of cities by homicide rate - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_cities_by_homicide

   • Cached

   1 day ago · Mexico: 2,124 2,181,000 97.39 2021: Irapuato Mexico: 823 866,370 94.99 2021: Ciudad Juárez Mexico: 1,455 1,540,000 94.48 2021: St. Louis United States: 264 300,576 87.83 2021: Petersburg United States: 24 33,428 76.90 2020: Uruapan Mexico: 259 356,786 72.59 2021: Flint United States: 57 80,628 70.70 2021: Ciudad Bolívar Venezuela: 264 382,095

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CancúnCancún - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Cancún

   • Cached

   1 day ago · It is a significant tourist destination in Mexico and the seat of the municipality of Benito Juárez. The city is on the Caribbean Sea and is one of Mexico's easternmost points. Cancún is just north of Mexico's Caribbean coast resort area known as the Riviera Maya.

   • Area code: 998
   • Country: Mexico

   • Elevation: 10 m (30 ft)
   • State: Quintana Roo

6. www.historydefined.net › juarez-cartelAmado Carrillo Fuentes and the Notorious Juárez Drug Cartel

   www.historydefined.net › juarez-cartel

   • Cached

   Apr 24, 2024 · The Juarez Cartel, one of Mexico’s most notorious criminal organizations, traces its origins back to the late 1970s. Founded in Ciudad Juarez, it initially focused on smuggling marijuana across the U.S.-Mexico border.

   • Author: Kyle Carmean

7. www.nytimes.com › 2024/04/25 › artsAn Exhibition on the U.S.-Mexico Border Shares Fresh Stories ...

   www.nytimes.com › 2024/04/25 › arts

   Apr 25, 2024 · El Paso and Juárez were one city until 1848, when the Rio Grande rushing through town became the dividing line between the United States and Mexico. Today, what’s left of the river — a ...

8. www.britannica.com › place › Mexico-CityMexico City | Population, Weather, Attractions, Culture ...

   www.britannica.com › place › Mexico-City

   • Cached

   2 days ago · Mexico City, city and capital of Mexico, synonymous with the Federal District, although the term can also apply to the city’s metropolitan area to the west, north, and east. It was built atop the razed island-capital of Tenochtitlan, the cultural and political center of the Aztec (Mexica) empire.