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Chihuahua

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Chihuahua, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua, is Mexico's largest state by area, located in the country's north bordering the United States, specifically Texas and New Mexico. Its capital is Chihuahua City, and Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas, is its largest city.

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Population
3,741,869 1
Area (sq km)
247,460 1
Admission Year
1824 2
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Source Abies durangensis (Wikipedia)Lead, range, Chihuahua
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is found only in Mexico (Durango, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Jalisco and Sinaloa)

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Source Durango chipmunk (Wikipedia)Distribution, where it lives
Quote, Distribution, where it lives
In the Sierra Madre Occidental it is found from southwestern Chihuahua to southern Durango

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Source Pelecyphora sneedii (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat
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It is native to the Chihuahuan Desert, where it occurs in scattered locations in New Mexico, Texas, and Chihuahua.

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Source Sabal uresana (Wikipedia)Lead, where it lives
Quote, Lead, where it lives
northwestern Mexico (states of Chihuahua and Sonora)
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1. Chihuahua (state) (Wikipedia)
  • Wikipedia infobox 'area_total_km2' = '247460' on 'Chihuahua (state)'
  • Wikipedia infobox 'population_total (2020 census)' = '3741869' on 'Chihuahua (state)'
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2. Chihuahua (Wikipedia)
Infobox, Admission field
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Admission: July 6, 1824
Wikidata: Chihuahua
Wikidata Q655, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Chihuahua (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Mexico
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Chihuahua (state), a state in Mexico
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