Chihuahua (state) facts for kids
Chihuahua, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Chihuahua), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Its capital city is Chihuahua City.
Chihuahua is the largest state in Mexico by area, with an area of 247,455 square kilometres (95,543 sq mi), it is slightly larger than the United Kingdom. The state is consequently known under the nickname El Estado Grande ("The Big State").
Although Chihuahua is primarily identified with the Chihuahuan Desert for namesake, it has more forests than any other state in Mexico, with the exception of Durango. Due to its variant climate, the state has a large variety of fauna and flora. The state is mostly characterized by rugged mountainous terrain and wide river valleys. The Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range, an extension of the Rocky Mountains, dominates the state's terrain and is home to the state's greatest attraction, Las Barrancas del Cobre, or Copper Canyon, a canyon system larger and deeper than the Grand Canyon. On the slope of the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains (around the regions of Casas Grandes, Cuauhtémoc and Parral), there are vast prairies of short yellow grass, the source of the bulk of the state's agricultural production. Most of the inhabitants live along the Rio Grande Valley and the Conchos River Valley.
Flora and fauna
According to the World Wide Fund for Nature, the Chihuahuan Desert may be the most biologically diverse desert in the world, whether measured on species richness or endemism, although the region has been heavily degraded over time. Many native species have been replaced with creosote shrubs.
Images for kids
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Paquimé artifact found at Casas Grandes
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Cliff dwellings at Las Jarillas Cave, part of the Cuarenta Casas archeological site.
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Antonio de Deza y Ulloa the founder of Chihuahua, Chihuahua
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An 18th century colonial aqueduct built in Chihuahua City
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El Templo de San Francisco in Chihuahua.
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A mural by Piña in the Government Palace, honouring the liberators Abraham Lincoln, Benito Juárez and Simón Bolívar
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Monument to Benito Juárez in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
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The City Hall of Chihuahua is an example of the neoclassical architecture that was erected during the presidency of Porfirio Díaz.
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The government palace built during the early 20th century now a museum.
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Quinta Carolina is an hacienda owned by the Terrazas family.
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Pascual Orozco
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Generals Obregón, Villa and Pershing pose after meeting at Ft. Bliss, Texas (Immediately behind Gen. Pershing is his aide, 1st Lt. George S. Patton Jr.).
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Bronze statue of Villa in Chihuahua, Chihuahua
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Wintry landscape at Lake Arareco, in the Tarahumara Mountains.
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Cerro Mohinora is the highest point in Chihuahua
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Satellite image of the state of Chihuahua shows the varying terrain from the green alpine mountains in the southwest, to the steppe highlands in the center, to the desert in the east.
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Namúrachi is in the semi-arid zone.
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Altiplanicie Mexicana during the monsoon season.
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Chihuahua white pines amid snow.
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Dunas de Samalayuca a state protected area south of Ciudad Juárez.
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Plautdietsch speaking Mennonite girl in Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua.
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A panoramic view of Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas from the north. The Hueco Mountains can be seen toward the east; the Juárez mountains of Mexico can be seen to the south (right of the image).
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Copachisa is an industrial design and construction company based in the city of Chihuahua, Mexico.
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Naica Mine is known for its extraordinary selenite crystals and is a major source of lead, zinc, and silver operated by Industrias Peñoles.
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The dairy industry is an important part of the agriculture sector of the economy in the state.
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See also
In Spanish: Chihuahua para niños
