Ciudad Juárez Facts for Kids

Ciudad Juárez ( 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 has a growing industrial center which is made up in large part by more than 300 maquiladoras (assembly plants) located in and around the city. According to a 2007 New York Times article, Ciudad Juárez "is now absorbing more new industrial real estate space than any other North American city." In 2008, fDi Magazine designated Ciudad Juárez "The City of the Future."

The Mexican state of Chihuahua is frequently among the top five states in Mexico with the most foreign investment. Many foreign retail, banking, and fast-food businesses have locations within Juárez.

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A painting of the Guadalupe Mission in the 1850s. The Presidio del Paso del Rio Norte can be seen to the right in the far background.
Juárez mission and cathedral
Benito Juárez monument located in central Juárez
Taft and Díaz, historic first presidential summit, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, 1909
View of the Plaza de la Mexicanidad in north central Juárez
Skyline of Ciudad Juárez
Replica of the Arc de Triomphe marking the entrance of the exclusive Campos Elíseos residential community. In the background, Hospital Ángeles
Satellite picture of Ciudad Juárez and El Paso
Going into Mexico from El Paso
View of El Paso from the Ciudad Juárez side of the border
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education at Ciudad Juárez

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