CIUDAD JUAREZ, formerly EL PASO DEL NORTE, a northern frontier town of Mexico, in the State of Chihuahua, 1,223m. by rail N.N.W. of Mexico City. Pop. (19io) Io,621; 39,375. Ciudad Juarez stands 3,800ft. above sea-level on the right bank of the Rio Grande del Norte, opposite the city of El Paso, Texas, with which it is connected by bridges. It is the northern terminus of the Mexican Central railway, and has a large and increasing transit trade with the United States, having a custom-house and a United States consulate. It is also a military post with a small garrison. The town has a straggling picturesque appearance, a considerable part of the habitations being small adobe or brick cabins. The town was founded in 1681-82; its present importance is due entirely to its position on the border and the railway into the interior. It was the headquarters of President Juarez in 1865, and was renamed in 1885 because of its devotion to his cause.