Socioeconomic: Chihuahua is the twelfth largest city in Mexico, and one of the most industrialized. Manufacturing is very important and, at the time of writing, there are nine major industrial parks and 79 maquila manufacturing plants which employ about 45,000 people. The city serves as an alternative destination for maquiladora operators that require quick access to the US-México border but wish to avoid both the higher costs and higher turnover rates of employment of the immediate border area. Of all interior (non-border) locations in Mexico, Chihuahua has the largest maquiladora presence in the country. Some of the larger companies include Ford Motor Co., Sumitomo Electrical, Honeywell, Hallmark, and LG Electronics.

The entire state of Chihuahua is also a thriving economic center. Chihuahua's annual Gross State Product (GSP) is approximately $6.2 billion. There are more than 350 established manufacturing and assembly plants in the state; manufacturing accounts for a third of the total GSP, while trade and other services amount to 53.5%. Chihuahua has the largest amount of forested land in all of Mexico. Forty-four percent of Chihuahua's workers are employed in commerce and services, while slightly more than a third of the workforce is employed in mining and industry. In mining, Chihuahua state is the leading national producer of non-ferrous minerals and zinc; it is second nationwide in silver extraction. Agricultural production makes up only 6% of the total GSP, however the state is the leading producer of apples, nuts, cattle and sheep raising nationally, and second in pine and oak trees harvested nationwide (WP. Accessed 23-10-18).
Environmental:

Chihuahua City is surrounded by plains to the North and hills on both the North and the South sides; it is crossed East-and-West by Teofilo Borunda Avenue, which follows the natural flow of the Chuvíscar River. Borunda Ave. is crossed in the West by the Periférico de la Juventud, a major limited-access highway running North and South. The main entrance to the city from the North is Tecnológico Avenue, part of the Pan-American Highway. The geography of the city is dominated by three hills that appear in the Coat of Arms: Cerro Grande, Cerro Coronel and Santa Rosa, the last of which is fully covered by the city. The Cerro Grande has a monumental cross that is lighted each Christmas.
To the East and Northeast, is the Mountain Range Sierra Nombre de Dios, across the Sacramento River from the city. Contained therein, off of Heróico Colegio Militar Ave, are the Nombre de Dios Caverns, a beautiful natural display of minerals and underground formations. To the far East and South is General Roberto Fierro Villalobos International Airport and the highway to the US-Mexican border crossing at Presidio, Texas and Ojinaga, Chihuahua (WP. Accessed 23-10-18).