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
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
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

Sculptur at the soothren entrance tae the city bi sculptor an native son, Sebastián, cried "La Puerta a Chihuahua"('The Gate tae Chihuahua').

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

• El Paso, Texas, USA
• Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
• Pueblo, Colorado, USA