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Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua

Central America

Ciudad Cuauhtemoc is a city in west central Chihuahua state, Mexico, about 103 kilometers west of Chihuahua City, with a 2015 population of 168,482. Originally called San Antonio de los Arenales, it was officially made a city on January 9, 1948, and it grew significantly after Mennonite communities arrived in the 1920s and made it a major trading center. Known as the City of Three Cultures for its Mennonite, Mestizo and Raramuri communities, with Spanish, English and Plautdietsch as recognized languages, the surrounding region produces a large share of Mexico apples.

Facts
Population
168,482 1
Founding Year
1948 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 4
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
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As of 2015, the city of Cuauhtémoc had a population of 168,482.
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2. Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia infobox 'Foundation' = 'January 9, 1948' on 'Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua'View the Source
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 22.25, -97.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 22.25, -97.75
22.25 -97.75 Aw
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4. GeoNames: Ciudad Cuauhtémoc - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3514682, place matched by name within the country (most populous of the name)
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22.18439 -97.83472 P PPLA2 MX 30 133 9740 9 America/Mexico_City
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Ciudad Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Central America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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