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Peñitas Creek
Peñitas refers to: *Peñitas, Texas Peñitas is a U.S. city in Hidalgo County, Texas. The population was 6,103 at the 2020 census, up from 1,167 at the 2000 census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas. Geography Peñitas is l ... * Las Peñitas, Nicaragua {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peñitas, Texas
Peñitas is a U.S. city in Hidalgo County, Texas. The population was 6,103 at the 2020 census, up from 1,167 at the 2000 census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas. Geography Peñitas is located in southwestern Hidalgo County at (26.231111, –98.445000). It is bordered to the west by the city of La Joya. U.S. Route 83 runs through Peñitas, leading east to McAllen and west to Rio Grande City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.08%, are water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,460 people, 1,537 households, and 1,400 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 1,167 people, 319 households, and 279 families residing in the city. The population density was 582.1 people per square mile (225.3/km). There were 421 housing units at an average density of 210.0/sq mi (81.3/km). The rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Peñitas, Nicaragua
Las Peñitas is a fishing village and tourist beach community on the North Western coast of Nicaragua. It lies within the León, Nicaragua municipality and the department of León and is next to Poneloya, Nicaragua. It is becoming a more and more popular tourist destination and has recently (2009) received a new road courtesy of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a U.S. foreign aid agency created by the U.S. Congress in 2004 to disburse the war reparation settlement won by Nicaragua at the World Court in the Hague. There are many hotel beach bars catering to backpackers, surfers, foreign aid project workers, religious groups, and expats. Next to Las Peñitas is the Juan Venado Island Natural Reserve, popular with visitors for the wildlife and turtle migrations. Some tourist attractions of the area include volcano boarding at nearby Cerro Negro volcano, boat trips into the nature reserve, and surf lessons. During certain times of the year, visitors can also visit the turtle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |