Chihuahua (state)

For ither uises, see Chihuahua.

Chihuahua (Spaingie 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.

Chihuahua Estado Libre y Soberano de Chihuahua
State
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Eik-name(s):  El Estado Grande (The Big State)
Motto(s):  Valentía, Lealtad, Hospitalidad (Bravery, Lyalty, Hospitality)
Anthem: Himno del Estado de Chihuahua
State o Chihuahua athin Mexico
Coordinates: 28°48′51″N 106°26′22″W
Kintra	Mexico
Caipital	Chihuahua
Lairgest Ceety	Ciudad Juárez
Municipalities	67
Admission	July 6, 1824[1]
Order	18t
Govrenment
• Govrenor	César Duarte Jáquez
• Senators[2]	José Antonio Badía Ramón Galindo Fernando Baeza
• Deputies[3]	Federal Deputies • Luis Campos Villegas • Alejandro Cano Ricaud • Jaime Flores Castañeda • Guillermo Márquez • Maurilio Ochoa Millán • Graciela Ortiz González • Guadalupe Pérez • Adriana Terrazas Porras • Ana Georgina Zapata • Velia Idalia Aguilar • Javier Corral Jurado • Arturo García Portillo • María Antonieta Pérez
Area [4]
• Total	247455 km2 (95,543 sq mi)
	Ranked 1st
Highest elevation [5]	3300 m (10,800 ft)
Population  (2010)[6]
• Total	3,406,465
• Rank	11th
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
• Density rank	29t
Demonym(s)	Chihuahuense
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Postal code	31, 33
Area code	Area codes • 614 • 621 • 625 • 626 • 627 • 628 • 629 • 635 • 636 • 639 • 648 • 649 • 652 • 656 • 659
ISO 3166 code	MX-CHH
HDI	0.857 high Ranked 6th
GDP	US$ 20,287,214.21 mil[a]
Website	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]

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 kilometre (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

Main airticle: Municipalities o Chihuahua

Chihuahua is subdividit intae 67 municipios (municipalities).