El Paso, Texas

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City of El Paso
Official flag of City of El Paso
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Official seal of City of El Paso
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Nickname: Star of the Southwest," "The Sun City," "Land of the Sun", and "Pachuco Town"
Location in the state of Texas
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
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.

This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.


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