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Reynosa (Spanish pronunciation: [rejˈnosa]) is a border city in the northern part of the state of Tamaulipas, in Mexico. It is also the municipal seat of Reynosa Municipality.

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Reynosa
City
Main Plaza of Reynosa
Nickname(s):  Metrópolis industrial de Tamaulipas
Motto(s):  Trabajar por la patria es forjar nuestro destino (To work for the motherland is to forge our destiny)
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Coordinates: 26°05′32″N 98°16′40″W
Country	Mexico
State	Tamaulipas
Municipality	Reynosa Municipality
Founded	14 March 1749
Founded as	Villa de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Reinosa
Founded by	Carlos Cantú González
Government
• Mayor	Carlos Víctor Peña Ortiz (2021-present) ( MRN PT
Area
• City	3,156.34 sq kilometers km2 (1,218.66 sq. miles sq mi)
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Population  (2012)
• City	612,183[1]
• Urban	725,793
• Metro	1,500,000
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	www.reynosa.gob.mx
Area Code 899 Airport General Lucio Blanco International Airport Airport Code REX

The city is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande in the international Reynosa–McAllen Metropolitan Area, directly across of the Mexico-U.S. border from Hidalgo, Texas.

As of 2013, the city of Reynosa has a population of 672,183.[1] If the floating population is included in the census count, the population can reach up to approximately 1,000,000.[2]

History

Reynosa was founded on 14 March 1749 with 297 inhabitants by Carlos Cantú under the command of José de Escandón y Helguera the Count of Sierra Gorda. But due to flooding in the area on the 4 July 1802, they decided to move five miles to the east keeping the same margin between them and the Rio Grande. It was not until 1926 that the state government recognized Reynosa as a city.

Reynosa was first named Villa de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Reinosa. The pioneers of the Villa proceeded from El Nuevo Reino de León, especially from Monterrey, Cadereyta, Cerralvo and El Pilón. The town was composed of 50 families. It was given the name of Reynosa as a tribute to the town with the same name in Spain, the birthplace of the Viceroy de Güemes y Horcasitas.

Current

Reynosa extends across 3,156.34 sq kilometers (1218.66 sq. miles), representing 3.7 per cent of the Tamaulipas territory. Today it is the location of several satellite U.S. companies doing business to take advantage of low labor rates and industry incentives.[3]

On 18 September 2012, an explosion at the nearby Pemex gas plant killed 30 and injured 46 people. Pemex Director Juan Jose Suarez said that there was "no evidence that it was a deliberate incident, or some kind of attack".[4][5][6]

In 2017, it was described as a major hotspot in the Mexican Drug War, as a result of the internecine wars between the Gulf and Los Zetas drugs cartels.[7]

Geography

Reynosa is the largest and most populous city in the state of Tamaulipas, followed by Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Ciudad Victoria, Tampico, and Río Bravo. In addition, the international Reynosa–McAllen Metropolitan Area counts with a population of 1,500,000 inhabitants,[8][9] making it the third largest metropolitan area in the Mexico–U.S. border after San Diego–Tijuana and El Paso–Juárez. Reynosa is the 30th largest city in Mexico and anchors the largest metropolitan area in Tamaulipas.

In 2011, Reynosa was the fastest growing city in the state of Tamaulipas, and was among the top five fastest growing cities in Mexico.[10]

The city is about 11 miles (18 km) south of McAllen, Texas.[11]

Climate

Reynosa has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSh) with short, mild winters and hot summers.[12] Winters are mild and dry with a January high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F) although temperatures can fall below 10 °C (50 °F).[12] Summers are hot with a July mean of 30 °C (86 °F) and temperatures can exceed 40 °C (104 °F) anytime from May until August.[12] The average annual precipitation is 452 millimetres (18 in), with most of it being concentrated in the summer months though the months May and June are the wettest.

Notable people

• Abraham Ancer – Professional Golfer
• Xavier Baez – Footballer
• Jorge Cantú – Major League Baseball player
• Christian Chávez – Singer and actor
• Laura Flores – Actress, hostess and singer
• Jaime Garcia – Major League Baseball player
• Néstor Garza – Former WBA World Super Bantamweight Champion
• José María Cantú Garza – Geneticist
• Vidal Medina – Playwright and theatre director
• Maki Esther Ortiz - Senator
• Los Relámpagos del Norte - Musical duo
• Komander - Wrestler
• Beto Quintanilla - Artist
• Sergio Peña Solís - Mexican drug lord (Los Zetas Cartel)

Transportation

Reynosa is served by the General Lucio Blanco International Airport, which has flights to multiple important Mexican cities on six airlines, some serving it with aircraft such as Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.

In addition, the McAllen Miller International Airport in McAllen, Texas, is also relatively close and is served by airlines like Allegiant Air, American and United.

References

Further reading

• Broughton, Chad (2015). Boom, Bust, Exodus: The Rust Belt, the Maquilas, and a Tale of Two Cities. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199765614.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Reynosa.

• Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
• Tamaulipas Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
• Gobierno de Reynosa

На других языках

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[de] Reynosa

Reynosa ist eine Grenzstadt im mexikanischen Bundesstaat Tamaulipas. Sie hat rund 600.000 Einwohner und liegt am Rio Grande nahe der texanischen Stadt McAllen. Reynosa, Verwaltungssitz des Municipio Reynosa, ist mit McAllen durch zwei Brücken verbunden.

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- [en] Reynosa

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[es] Reynosa

Reynosa es una ciudad mexicana, cabecera del municipio homónimo. Se sitúa en el noreste del país, dentro del estado de Tamaulipas. Colinda con el condado estadounidense de Hidalgo en el estado de Texas. Cuenta con una población de 691 557 habitantes[7] por lo que es la 24.ª ciudad más poblada de México y en su área metropolitana con la ciudad vecina de Río Bravo que conforman la zona metropolitana Reynosa-Río Bravo contaba con 837 251 habitantes siendo la 27.ª zona metropolitana más poblada del país, además de que el área metropolitana Reynosa-McAllen con una población de 1 647 351 habitantes es la tercera zona metropolitana transnacional más poblada entre la frontera de Estados Unidos y México, tras Juárez-El Paso y Tijuana.[cita requerida]

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[ru] Рейноса (Тамаулипас)

Рейноса (исп. Reynosa) — город в Мексике, штат Тамаулипас, административный центр одноимённого муниципалитета. Численность населения, по данным переписи 2010 года, составила 589 466 человек.

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