El Paso, Texas

City of El Paso
Flag Seal
Nickname: Star of the Southwest," "The Sun City," "Land of the Sun", and "Pachuco Town"
Location in the state of Texas
Coordinates: 31°47′25″N 106°25′24″W / 31.79028, -106.42333
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	El Paso
Government
- Mayor	John Cook
Area
- City	250.5 sq mi (648.8 km²)
- Land	249.08 sq mi (645.11 km²)
- Water	1.46 sq mi (3.78 km²)
Elevation	3,740 ft (1,140 m)
Population (2005)
- City	609,415
- Density	2,446.7/sq mi (944.7/km²)
- Metro	736,310.
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
Area code(s)	915
FIPS code	48-24000GR2
GNIS feature ID	1380946GR3
Website: www.elpasotexas.gov

Flag of El Paso, Texas

El Paso is a city in the U.S. state of Texas (near Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico). It is in El Paso County and is the county seat (the city where the county is governed). It is at the western end of Texas, and is along interstate highway 10. The name comes from El Paso de Norte, meaning The Passageway to the North, which was shortened to El Paso.

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