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 10. The name comes from El Paso de Norte, meaning The Passageway to the North, which was shortened to El Paso.

El Paso, Texas
City
City of El Paso
From top, left to right: El Paso skyline, Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Southwest University Park, star on the Franklin Mountains, El Paso Museum of Art, Ysleta Mission
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Nickname(s):  The Sun City, El Chuco
Location in El Paso County and the state of Texas
El Paso Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°45′33.14″N 106°29′24.63″W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	El Paso
Metropolitan area	El Paso
First settlement	1680
Settled as Franklin	1849
Renamed El Paso	1852
Town Laid out	1859
Incorporated	1873
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• City Council	Mayor Dee Margo (R) Peter Svarzbein Alexsandra Annello Cassandra Hernandez Sam Morgan Dr. Michiel Noe Claudia Ordaz Henry Rivera Cissy Lizarraga
• City manager	Tommy Gonzalez
Area
• City	256.3 sq mi (663.7 km2)
• Land	255.3 sq mi (661.1 km2)
• Water	1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2)
Elevation	3,740 ft (1,140 m)
Population  (2010)	649,133
• Estimate  (2017)	683,577 (US: 22nd)
• Metro	844,818 (US: 68th)
• CSA	1,060,397(US: 54th)
Demonym(s)	El Pasoan
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Codes	79900-79999, 88500-88599 (PO Boxes)
Area codes	915
FIPS code	48-24000
GNIS feature ID	1380946
Primary Airport	El Paso International Airport ELP (Major/International)
Secondary Airport	Biggs Army Airfield- KBIF(Military)
Interstates
U.S. Routes
Website	www.elpasotexas.gov

Flag of El Paso, Texas

The large majority of the city's inhabitants are Hispanic.

El Paso has a desert climate.

On 3 August 2019, 22 people were killed in a mass shooting.