The city of Chihuahua or Chihuahua City ( ; Lipan: Ja'élayá) is the state capital of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. as of 2020, the city of Chihuahua had a population of 925,762 inhabitants. while the metropolitan area had a population of 988,065 inhabitants.

Among cities in Mexico, the city of Chihuahua is highly ranked in human and social development. According to a UNDP