El Paso–Juárez, also known as
Juárez–El Paso, the
Borderplex or
Paso del Norte, is a binational
metropolitan area, or
conurbation, on the border between
Mexico and the
United States. The region is centered on two large cities:
Ciudad Juárez,
Chihuahua, Mexico and
El Paso, Texas, U.S. Additionally, nearby
Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S. is sometimes included as part of the region, referred to as
El Paso–Juárez–Las Cruces or
El Paso–Juárez–Southern New Mexico. With over 4.9 million people, this binational region is the largest metropolitan area on the United States–Mexico border. The El Paso–Juárez region is the largest bilingual, binational work force in the Western Hemisphere.