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Chihuahua (Mexico : State)

LC control no.n 80031992
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Geographic headingChihuahua (Mexico : State)
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Geographic subdivision usageMexico--Chihuahua (State)
Variant(s)Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua (Mexico)
Estado Libre y Soberano de Chihuahua (Mexico)
Associated countryMexico
Found inLa imprenta y el periodísmo en Chihuahua, 1943.
Wikipedia, July 13, 2012 (Chihuahua (officially: Free and Sovereign State of Chihuahua (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Chihuahua). Its capital city is Chihuahua. It is located in Northwestern Mexico; bordered by the states of Sonora to the west, Sinaloa to the southwest, Durango to the south, and Coahuila to the east. To the north and northeast, it has a long line with the U.S.; adjacent to the U.S. states of New Mexico and Texas. Chihuahua is the largest state in Mexico by area, with a mainland area of 247,455 square kilometres; it is consequently known under the nickname El Estado Grande)
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