Río Bravo, Tamaulipas

Río Bravo formally Ciudad Río Bravo is a city in northern part of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is the municipal seat of Río Bravo municipality. The city lies east of Reynosa and just south of the Río Bravo del Norte (Rio Grande) and was also named after it. Directly across the U.S.-Mexico border lies Donna, Texas. The municipality stretches southward into less densely populated territory and is slowly becoming a large and popular industrial center conveniently located right next to the booming "Maquiladora" centers in Reynosa and Matamoros. At the census of 2005 the city reported a population of 83,736, the seventh largest city in the state, while the municipality had a population of 106,842. The municipality has an areal extent of 1,562.94 km² (603.45 sq mi). The largest other community is Nuevo Progreso, in the northeastern part of the municipality, on the Río Grande.

References

• Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e Informatica
• Tamaulipas Enciclopedia de los Municipios de Mexico

External links

• Gobierno Municipal de Río Bravo Official website

Coordinates: 25°58′59″N 98°06′00″W / 25.983°N 98.100°W

Categories: Populated places in Tamaulipas | Municipalities of Tamaulipas | Northern Mexico geography stubs