Reynosa–McAllen, also known as McAllen–Reynosa, or simply as Borderplex, is one of the six international conurbations along the Mexico–U.S border. The city of
Reynosa is situated in the Mexican state of
Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas, is a state in Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 43 municipalities.
It is located in nor ...
, on the southern bank of the
Rio Grande
The Rio Grande ( or ) in the United States or the Río Bravo (del Norte) in Mexico (), also known as Tó Ba'áadi in Navajo language, Navajo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the Southwestern United States a ...
, while the city of
McAllen is located in the American state of
Texas
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, directly north across the bank of the Rio Grande. This area has a population of roughly 1,500,000, making it the largest and most populous in the state of Tamaulipas, and third most populous on the
US–Mexico border.
The Reynosa–McAllen area has been one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the
United States
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in recent years.
Municipalities and counties
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Reynosa Municipality
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Río Bravo Municipality
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Hidalgo County, Texas
Hidalgo County (; ) is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 870,781, making it the ninth-most populous county in Texas, and the most populous county outside of the counties in the Texas Triangle. The ...
Communities
''Note: Principal cities are bolded.
Cities in
Mexico
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Reynosa
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Río Bravo
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Nuevo Progreso
Cities in the
U.S.
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Census-designated places
''Note: All
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
s are
unincorporated.''
Unincorporated places
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Hargill, Texas
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El Gato, Texas
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Runn, Texas
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Val Verde, Hidalgo County, Texas
See also
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San Diego–Tijuana
San Diego–Tijuana is an international transborder agglomeration, straddling the border of the adjacent North America, North American coastal cities of San Diego, California, United States, and Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. The 2020 popula ...
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El Paso–Juárez
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Laredo–Nuevo Laredo
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Metropolitan area of Tampico
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Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan area
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List of Texas metropolitan areas
The following is a complete list of 25 metropolitan areas in Texas, as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget. The largest two are ranked among the top 10 metropolitan areas in the U.S.
Some metropolitan areas contain metro ...
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Metropolitan areas of Mexico Metropolitan areas of Mexico have been traditionally defined as the group of municipalities that heavily interact with each other, usually around a core city, in Mexico. The phenomenon of conurbation, metropolization in Mexico is relatively recent, ...
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Transnational conurbations Mexico/US
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reynosa-McAllen Metropolitan Area
Transborder agglomerations
Metropolitan areas of Mexico
Metropolitan areas of Texas
McAllen, Texas
Edinburg, Texas
Reynosa
Lower Rio Grande Valley
Geography of McAllen, Texas
Geography of Tamaulipas
Geography of Hidalgo County, Texas
Populated places in Hidalgo County, Texas
Populated places in Tamaulipas