Douglas, Arizona is in the County of Cochise situated on the US / Mexican border directly across from its sister city of Aqua Prieta.

It is located 118 miles southeast of Tucson.  Douglas has over 18,000 residents and was founded in 1901, and was later incorporated in 1905. Douglas was first established as a smelter site for the prosperous copper mines in Bisbee, Arizona.

The town is named after mining pioneer James Douglas. Two copper smelters operated at the site. Douglas was founded as a smelter town, to treat the copperores of nearby Bisbee, Arizona. The town is named after mining pioneer James Douglas. Two copper smelters operated at the site. The Calumet and Arizona Company Smelter was built in 1902.

The Copper Queen operated in Douglas from 1904 until 1931, when the Phelps Dodge Corporationpurchased the Calumet and Arizona Company and took over their smelter. The Calumet and Arizona smelter then became the Douglas Reduction Works.

Douglas was the site of the Phelps-Dodge Corporation Douglas Reduction Works until its closure in 1987. The smoke stacks of the smelter were not taken down until January 13, 1991. For additional information of Douglas, please visit www.douglasaz.org

The Consulate of Mexico has offices in Douglas, For information, contact:
Mexican Consulate 201 F Avenue, Douglas, Arizona 85607 (520) 364-3142 douglas@sre.gob.mx