Reynosa–McAllen Metropolitan Area

Reynosa–McAllen
Metropolitan area

Primary urban area of Reynosa–McAllen
Country United States United States
Mexico Mexico
State Texas Texas
Tamaulipas Tamaulipas
Principal cities Reynosa
McAllen
Río Bravo
 - Mission
 - Edinburg
 - Pharr
Population (2010 est.)
  Metro 1,500,000 (85th)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)

Reynosa–McAllen,[1] also known as McAllen–Reynosa,[2] or simply as Borderplex,[3] is one of the six bi-national metropolitan areas along the Mexico–U.S border. The city of Reynosa is situated on the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, while the city of McAllen is located in the American state of Texas, directly north across the bank of the Rio Grande. This metropolitan area has a population of roughly 1,500,000,[4][5] making it the largest and most populous in the state of Tamaulipas, and third most populous in the U.S–Mexico border.

The Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan area has been the first, second, or third fastest growing urban areas in the United States over the past years.[6]

Municipalities/Counties

Communities

Note: Principal cities are bolded.

Cities in Mexico

Cities in the U.S.

Census-designated places

Note: All census-designated places are unincorporated.

Unincorporated places

See also

References

  1. "La Plaza Mall: McAllen, Texas" (PDF). Simon Property Group, L.P. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  2. Pipkin, Seth. "Repertoires of Collaboration and Conflict in Divergent Development along The US-Mexico Border" (PDF). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  3. MATT WHITTAKER (Apr 17, 06). "Report: Maquiladoras not as charitable in Mexico as in U.S.". The Brownsville Herald. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. "McAllen Overview". McAllen Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
  5. "America: metropolitan areas (McAllen-Reynosa)". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  6. "Human and Social Aspects of Cross-Border Development in the McAllen/Reynosa Area" (PDF). UTPA. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

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