Reynosa–McAllen Metropolitan Area
| Reynosa–McAllen | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan area | |
.png) Primary urban area of Reynosa–McAllen | |
| Country |
 United States Mexico |
| State |
 Texas 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
- Hargill, Texas
- El Gato, Texas
- Runn, Texas
- Val Verde, Texas
See also
- San Diego–Tijuana
- El Paso-Juárez
- Laredo – Nuevo Laredo
- Metropolitan area of Tampico
- Matamoros—Brownsville Metropolitan Area
- List of Texas metropolitan areas
- Metropolitan areas of Mexico
- Transnational conurbations Mexico/USA
References
- ↑ "La Plaza Mall: McAllen, Texas" (PDF). Simon Property Group, L.P. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ↑ Pipkin, Seth. "Repertoires of Collaboration and Conflict in Divergent Development along The US-Mexico Border" (PDF). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
- ↑ 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) - ↑ "McAllen Overview". McAllen Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ↑ "America: metropolitan areas (McAllen-Reynosa)". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ↑ "Human and Social Aspects of Cross-Border Development in the McAllen/Reynosa Area" (PDF). UTPA. Retrieved 5 November 2011.