Chihuahua (state)
| Chihuahua Estado Libre y Soberano de Chihuahua |
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| Eik-name(s): El Estado Grande (The Big State) | |||
| Motto: Valentía, Lealtad, Hospitalidad (Bravery, Lyalty, Hospitality) |
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| Anthem: Himno del Estado de Chihuahua | |||
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| Coordinates: 28°48′51″N 106°26′22″W / 28.81417°N 106.43944°W | |||
| Kintra | Mexico | ||
| Caipital | Chihuahua | ||
| Lairgest Ceety | Ciudad Juárez | ||
| Municipalities | 67 | ||
| Admission | July 6, 1824[1] | ||
| Order | 18t | ||
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| - Govrenor | César Duarte Jáquez .svg){kind=small} |
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| - Senators[2] | José Antonio Badía .svg){kind=small} Ramón Galindo Fernando Baeza |
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| - Deputies[3] | |||
| Aurie[4] | |||
| - Tot | 247,455 km2 (95,542.9 sq mi) | ||
| Ranked 1st | |||
| Heichest elevation[5] | 3,300 m (10,827 ft) | ||
| Indwallers (2010)[6] | |||
| - Tot | 3,406,465 | ||
| - Rank | 11th | ||
| - Densitie | 13.8/km2 (35.7/sq mi) | ||
| - Densitie rank | 29t | ||
| Demonym | Chihuahuense | ||
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) | ||
| - Simmer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) | ||
| Postal code | 31, 33 | ||
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| ISO 3166 code | MX-CHH | ||
| HDI |  0.857 high Ranked 6th |
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| GDP | US$ 20,287,214.21 mil[a] | ||
| Wabsteid | Official Web Site | ||
| ^ a. The state's GDP was 259,676,342 million of pesos in 2009,[6] amount corresponding to 20,287,214.21 millon of dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010).[7] | |||
Chihuahua (Spainyie pronunciation: [tʃiˈwawa]) offeecially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chihuahua (Scots: Free an Sovereign State o Chihuahua) is ane o the 31 states which, wi the Federal Destrict, comprise the 32 Federal Entities o Mexico. Its caipital ceety is Chihuahua.
It is locatit in Northwastren Mexico. It is bordered bi the states o Sonora tae the wast, Sinaloa tae the soothwast, Durango tae the sooth, an Coahuila tae the east. Tae the north an northeast, it haes a lang line wi the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent tae the U.S. states o New Mexico an Texas.
Chihuahua is the lairgest state in Mexico bi aurie, wi a mainland aurie o 247,455 square kilometres (95,543 sq mi),[4] it is slichtly lairger than the Unitit Kinrick. It is consequently kent unner the nickname El Estado Grande ("The Big State").
The etymology o the name Chihuahua haes lang been disputit bi historians an linguists. The maist acceptit theory explains that the name wis derivit frae the Nahuatl leid meanin "The place whaur the watter o the rivers meet".
Admeenistrative diveesions [edit]
- Main airticle: Municipalities o Chihuahua
Chihuahua is subdividit intae 67 municipios (municipalities).
References [edit]
- ↑ "Las Diputaciones Provinciales", p. 15. (in Spanish)
- ↑ Senadores por Chihuahua LXI Legislatura. Senado de la Republica. Retrieved on 4 October 2010. .
- ↑ Listado de Diputados por Grupo Parlamentario del Estado de Chihuahua. Camara de Diputados. Retrieved on 4 October 2010. .
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Resumen. Cuentame INEGI. Retrieved on 4 October 2010. .
- ↑ Relieve. Cuentame INEGI. Retrieved on 20 October 2010. .
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mexico en Cifras. INEGI. Retrieved on 9 Apryle 2011. .
- ↑ Reporte: Jueves 3 de Junio del 2010. Cierre del peso mexicano.. www.pesomexicano.com.mx. Retrieved on 10 August 2010. .
Freemit airtins [edit]
- (Spainyie) Chihuahua state govrenment
- (Spainyie) Secretariat of Industrial Development of Chihuahua State Government
- (Spainyie) Chihuahua's municipal governments
- (Spainyie) Chihuahua photos
- (Inglis) Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chihuahua
- (Inglis) Chihuahuan Frontier
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