Ciudad Benito Juárez | |
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| Motto(s): El respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz (Respect to other's rights, is peace) | |
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| Coordinates:25°39′N100°05′W / 25.650°N 100.083°W /25.650; -100.083 | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Nuevo León |
| Founded | June 15, 1604 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor |  Francisco Héctor Treviño Cantú (2021-2024) |
| Area | |
• City | 39.32 km2 (15.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 403 m (1,322 ft) |
| Population | |
• City | 308,285 |
| • Density | 7,840/km2 (20,310/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 5,341,177 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central Standard Time) |
| Website | http://juarez-nl.gob.mx |
Ciudad Benito Juárez, or simplyJuárez, is the name of a city located in the eastern part of theMonterrey metropolitan area in the state ofNuevo León,Mexico. It is the seat of themunicipality of the same name. Ciudad Benito Juárez had a 2020 census population of 308,285[1] and is the sixth-largest city in Nuevo León. It shares borders with the municipalities of Pesquería to the north; to the south withSantiago; to the east with Cadereyta Jiménez; and to the west withGuadalupe.
The city was named in honor of 19th centuryMexican presidentBenito Juárez.[3]
Founded as "Hacienda de San José" or "Hacienda San José de los González" on June 15, 1604. The governor of the state ofNuevo León, Martín de Zavala, granted the lands for settlement to Bernabé González Hidalgo on April 1, 1642.
The congress of the state decreed on March 1, 1850, the foundation of a new district with the name "El Rosario", within then "Hacienda de Villa". This new district was part of the municipality of Cadereyta until 1868.
On December 30, 1868, General Jerónimo Treviño, governor of the state of Nuevo León, decreed that the "Villa de Juárez" (Juarez's Village) will be founded and recognized in the same area "El Rosario" occupied. As all of the other present-day municipalities of the state, Juárez was part of the system of villages used in the 19th century. These villages were founded in order to exploit the natural resources of the zone.
Villa de Juárez was granted the title of city in May, 1988 with the name of "Ciudad Benito Juárez".
The city is going under a heavy process of urbanization and construction of houses and residential complexes, as all of the inner municipalities part of the Monterrey metropolitan area have no more room available.
The municipality has an extension of 277.8 km2 and located at an altitude of 403 meters above the sea level. The territory is mountainous, but with not important elevations, with around 70% of plain or semi-plain lands and 30% of rugged terrain. The lands are crossed by River La Silla, that joins River Santa Catarina in a place called "Las adjuntas". River La Silla joins River San Juan in the municipality of Cadereyta Jiménez.
With a BSH climate, dry and hot. Juárez's annual average temperature is 22 °C, and its annual rain precipitation is 400 mm. Dominant winds comes from the north.
Ciudad Benito Juárez is a municipality governed by a democratic electedPresidente Municipal (Municipal President or Mayor) for a period of 3 years with no right to reelection. The political environment is one of civility.
The City Council of Juárez (Cabildo de Juárez) is an organ integrated by the mayor, theRegidores and theSíndicos. The mayor is the executor of the determinations of the City Council and the person directly in charge of the public municipal administration. TheRegidores represent the community and their mission is to collectively define the city policies in all the subjects affecting it. TheSíndicos are in charge of watching and legally defend the city interests, as well as in charge of watching the City Treasury status and the municipal patrimony.
The current mayor of Juárez is Rodolfo Ambriz Oviedo from theNational Action Party (PAN), who was elected in the past municipal election on July 1, 2012, and will remain in office until 2015.
The political parties with representation in the city are theInstitutional Revolutionary Party or PRI, theNational Action Party or PAN, theParty of the Democratic Revolution or PRD, theLabor Party or PT, theGreen Party,Convergence,Social Democratic and Farmer Alternative andNueva Alianza.
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