Laredo–Nuevo Laredo (

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: USLRD & MXNLD) is one of six transborder agglomerations along the U.S.-Mexican border. The city of Laredo is situated in the

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on the northern bank of the

Rio Grande The Rio Grande ( and ), known in Mexico as the Río Bravo del Norte or simply the Río Bravo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The length of the Rio G ...

and

Nuevo Laredo Nuevo Laredo () is a city in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The city lies on the banks of the Rio Grande, across from Laredo, United States. The 2010 census population of the city was 373,725. Nuevo Lar ...

is located in the Mexican State of

Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...

in the southern bank of the river. This area is also known as the Two Laredos or the Laredo Borderplex. The area is made up of one county: Webb County in Texas and three municipalities:

Nuevo Laredo Municipality The Municipality of Nuevo Laredo is located in the Mexico, Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Its municipal seat is Nuevo Laredo. The municipalities of Mexico, municipality contains more than 60 localities which the most important ones are Nuevo Laredo ...

in Tamaulipas, Hidalgo Municipality in

Coahuila Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico. Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...

Anáhuac Municipality Anáhuac Municipality is one of the municipalities of the Mexican state of Nuevo León. The city of Anáhuac was founded on May 5, 1933, inside the municipal jurisdiction of Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo León, as the political head of the National ...

Nuevo León Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. Wit ...

in Mexico. Two urban areas: the Laredo

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and the Zona Metropolitana Nuevo Laredo (Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Zone) three cities and 12 towns make the Laredo–Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan area which has a total of 636,516 inhabitants according to the INEGI Census of 2010 and the United States Census estimate of 2010. The Laredo–Nuevo Laredo is connected by four International Bridges and an International Railway Bridge. According to

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this urban agglomeration ranked 157th largest in North and South America in 2010 with an estimated population of 775,481. This area ranks 66th in the United States and 23rd in Mexico.

Populated Places

Laredo–Nuevo Laredo area is formed by the following populated places:

Urban Areas

: 425,058 * Laredo: 259,151

Cities

Texas

* Río Bravo: 5,553 * El Cenizo: 3,545

Tamaulipas

* Campanario: 4,538

Towns

Texas

* Laredo Ranchettes: 1,845 * Larga Vista: 742 * Penitas West: 520 * La Presa: 508

Coahuila

* Hidalgo: 1,638

Tamaulipas

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: 1,257 * Nuevo Progreso: 393 * América: 263 * América II: 253 * Los Artistas: 175 * Miguel Alemán: 165 * La Cruz: 100

Nuevo León

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: 541

History

Villa de San Agustin de Laredo was founded in 1755 by Don Tomas Sanchez while the area was part of a region called

Nuevo Santander Nuevo Santander (New Santander) was a region of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, covering the modern Mexican state of Tamaulipas and extending into modern-day southern Texas in the United States. A history of Texas, commissioned by the U.S. governm ...

in the Spanish colony of

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. Villa de San Agustin de Laredo got its name from Laredo, Cantabria, Spain and in honor of Saint

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. In 1840, Laredo was the capital of the independent Republic of the Rio Grande, set up in rebellion to the dictatorship of

Antonio López de Santa Anna Antonio de Padua María Severino López de Santa Anna y Pérez de Lebrón (; 21 February 1794 – 21 June 1876),Callcott, Wilfred H., "Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez De,''Handbook of Texas Online'' Retrieved 18 April 2017. usually known as Santa Ann ...

and brought back into

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by military force. In 1846, during the

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the town was occupied by the Texas Rangers. After the war the

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ceded the land to the United States. A referendum was taken in the town, which voted overwhelmingly to petition the American military government in charge of the area to return the town to Mexico. However, this petition was rejected, and in response the bulk of the population moved over the river into Mexican territory to found the new town of

. The origin of name of Laredo is unclear. Some scholars say the name might stem from '' Glaretum'' which means "sandy, rocky place" others state that Laredo stems from '' Euskara'' and means "beautiful prairies". Laredo might also stem from ''

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'' which means

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or it might be made up of two

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words ''lar'' which means home and ''edo'' which means birth.

Economy

Trade

More than 47% of United States international trade headed for Mexico and more than 36% of Mexican international trade crosses through the Laredo–Nuevo Laredo port of entries. This is the reason that the borderplex's economy rotates around commercial and industrial warehousing, import, and export. The Laredo International Airport serves the Laredo area which has scheduled nonstop flights to

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 ...

Dallas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...

Orlando Orlando () is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and is the county seat of Orange County. In Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,509,831, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures re ...

, and

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Veg ...

. The city of Nuevo Laredo has the Quetzalcóatl International Airport which has daily flights to

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

. These airports also handle merchandise to export to the neighboring country. The Laredo–Nuevo Laredo port of entry has five international bridges crossing the Rio Bravo in 2007.

International Bridges

* Gateway to the Americas International Bridge * Juárez-Lincoln International Bridge *

World Trade International Bridge The World Trade International Bridge is one of four international bridges located in the cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, that connect the United States and Mexico over the Rio Grande (Río Bravo). It is owned and operat ...

(commercial traffic only) * Colombia-Solidarity International Bridge * Texas-Mexican Railway International Bridge

Major highways

Major highways in Laredo and their starting and ending points: * I-35

Interstate 35 Interstate 35 (I-35) is a major Interstate Highway in the central United States. As with most primary Interstates that end in a five, it is a major cross-country, north–south route. It stretches from Laredo, Texas, near the Mexican borde ...

Laredo–

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U.S. Highway 59 U.S. Route 59 (US 59) is a north–south United States highway (though it was signed east–west in parts of Texas). A latecomer to the U.S. numbered route system, US 59 is now a border-to-border route, part of the NAFTA Corridor Highway Sy ...

Laredo– Lancaster * US 83

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Brownsville–Laredo– Westhope * Texas 255

State Highway 255 Laredo–Colombia * Texas 359

State Highway 359 Laredo– Skidmore :*''Complete List of Highways in Laredo, Texas'' Major highways in Nuevo Laredo and their starting and ending points: *

Mexican Federal Highway 85 Federal Highway 85 (''Carretera Federal 85'') connects Mexico City with the Mexico–United States border at Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. Highway 85 runs through Monterrey, Nuevo León; Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas; Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí; ...

Nuevo Laredo–

Mexican Federal Highway 2 Federal Highway 2 ( es, Carretera Federal 2, Fed. 2) is a free part of the Mexican federal highway corridors () that runs along the U.S. border. The highway is in two separate improved segments, starting in the west at Tijuana, Baja Califor ...

Matamoros–Nuevo Laredo–Colombia–

Ciudad Acuña Ciudad Acuña, also known simply as Acuña, (originally Garza Galán, later Villa Acuña) is a city located in the Mexican state of Coahuila, at and a mean height above sea level of . It stands on the Rio Grande (locally known as the Río Bra ...

Tamaulipas State Highway 1 Tamaulipas State Highway 1 ( ''TAL 1'' ) is a highway that runs from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern p ...

Nuevo Laredo–

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* Nuevo León State Highway Spur 1 Colombia– Anáhuac

Retail Sales

Retail sales also helps the Laredo–Nuevo Laredo economy, it attracts shoppers from Northern Mexico and South Texas. The major mall is Mall del Norte. The Streets of Laredo Urban Mall is an association created by businesses located in Iturbide Street in the San Agustin historical district to beautify and renovate the area.

Media

Newspapers

Television

According to

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, the Laredo region (which includes

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and Zapata counties) is ranked 185th market by population size in the United States. The first station to broadcast in Laredo was

KGNS KGNS-TV (channel 8) is a television station in Laredo, Texas, United States, affiliated with NBC and ABC. It is owned by Gray Television alongside low-power dual CBS/ CW+ affiliate KYLX-LD (channel 13) and Telemundo affiliate KXNU-LD (channel ...

in 1956, followed by KVTV in 1973, then KJTB (now KLDO) in 1985. Notably

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s missing from Laredo's airwaves are PBS and

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. Laredo once had a full-power local affiliate, KGNS-DT2 until the affiliation switched to ABC. Prior to that KJTB channel 27, was affiliated to ABC from January 1985 to October 1988. KJTB was later bought by Entravision and affiliated the station to

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and changed its callsign to KLDO. Today KLDO is affiliated to

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. Before KJTB,

, an

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affiliate had a secondary affiliation to ABC from its founding in 1956 through KJTB's founding in 1985. On November 6, 2013, KGNS reached an agreement with the

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to add the ABC affiliation. The launch for the ABC affiliate will be in February 2014 on KGNS's subchannel 8.2 and will carry ABC's entire schedule. It's unknown if ''Laredo CW 19'' would move to either 8.3 or to just disaffiliate with the network entirely. In December 2014, all Nuevo Laredo stations must discontinue

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broadcasting and broadcast digitally only.

Television

Radio

According to

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, the Laredo region (which includes

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, and Zapata counties) is ranked 191st market by population size.

AM radio

=Long range AM stations

= The following Clear Channel AM stations can be heard in Laredo:

FM radio

^PR:Suspected pirate radio stations since they are not licensed with

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(FCC) in the United States or COFETEL in Mexico.FCC: FM Stations in Nuevo Laredo
/ref> Some pirate stations are suspected, due to the fact that other licensed stations nearby share the same frequency, such as 106.5 Radio Voz and KMAE from nearby Bruni, Texas and 103.3 Radio 33 and

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from nearby Anáhuac, Nuevo León, each city less than 50 miles from Laredo.

Sports

Laredo is home to four semiprofessional sports teams. The

Laredo Bucks The Laredo Bucks were an ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. The Bucks played in Laredo, Texas, United States at the Laredo Energy Arena, formerly known as the Laredo Entertainment Center. On May 1, 2012, the management, citing decli ...

are a

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hockey team in the Southern Conference's Southeast Division. The Bucks have been the League's Champion twice in 2003 and 2005. The Laredo Heat is a

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soccer team in the Southern Conference's Mid South Division. Laredo are the current USL Premier Development League champions, having defeated 2006 champions Michigan Bucks in a penalty shootout, following a 0-0 draw in the 2007 championship game. The Laredo Broncos are a baseball team in the United League. Nuevo Laredo is home to the Mexican Soccer League's

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Bravos de Nuevo Laredo The Bravos de Nuevo Laredo is a soccer club in the Mexican Football League Liga TDP in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America ...

. Both Laredo were home to the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos which were the only

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team to play in both the United States and Mexico. The Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos were the Mexican Baseball League Champions in 1953, 1954, 1958, 1977, and 1989. In 2008 the Tecolotes came back to Nuevo Laredo and they are known as the Tecolotres de Nuevo Laredo.

Gallery

Pictures of Laredo, Texas

File:Laredo National Bank HQ.JPG, Laredo National Bank Headquarters File:San Agustin Cathedral.JPG,

San Agustin Cathedral The Cathedral of San Agustin ( es, Catedral de San Agustín) is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Laredo, Texas. It is located at 201 San Agustin Avenue in the heart of the downtown area in the San Agustin Historical District. The present chu ...

in Laredo File:San Agustin Cathedral Tower.JPG,

Tower File:UTHSCSA Laredo Clock Tower.JPG, University of Texas Health Science Center Laredo Campus Clock Tower File:San Agustin Cathedral (rear).JPG,

rear File:Rio Grande Republic Capitol.jpg,

Republic of the Rio Grande Capitol Building Museum Republic of the Rio Grande Museum is a historic house museum located in the downtown San Agustin de Laredo Historic District in Laredo, Texas, United States, next to the historic La Posada Hotel and San Agustín Cathedral. The Mexican vern ...

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in Laredo File:Pocket Laredo.jpg, Pocket Communications Laredo Branch File:UTHSCSA Laredo.JPG, University of Texas Health and Science Center Laredo Campus File:Embassy Suites Laredo.JPG, Embassy Suites in Laredo File:Laredo Medical Center.JPG, Laredo Medical Center File:Webb County Building.JPG, Webb County administration building File:Gateway Community Health Center.JPG, Laredo Community Health Center File:Laredo Public Library.JPG, Laredo Public Library File:Mall del Norte NW.JPG, Mall del Norte Northwest wing File:Laredo Police Department.JPG, Laredo Police Department File:Rio Grande Plaza Hotel.jpg, Rio Grande Plaza Hotel File:Duty-free Zone.jpg, Laredo Duty-free Zone Building File:Railway Bridge.jpg, Tex-Mex Railway International Bridge view from Laredo File:El Portal Mall.jpg, El Portal Center Eastside File:El Portal Mall from Nuevo Laredo.jpg, El Portal Center view from Nuevo Laredo

Pictures of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico

File:Estatua Guerrero.jpg, Vicente Guerrero Statue File:H-E-B Nuevo Laredo.jpg, H-E-B Plaza File:Hilton Garden Nuevo Laredo.jpg,

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File:Hotel Camino Real Nuevo Laredo.jpg, Camino Real Hotel File:Monumento Fundadores Nuevo Laredo.jpg, Founder's Monument File:Monumento La Madre Royal Crowne Plaza.jpg, Mother's Monument Royal Crowne Plaza in the background File:Nuevo Laredo TEC.jpg, Technical Institute File:Palacio Federal.jpg, Federal Palace File:Presidencia Municipal.jpg, Municipal Palace Garden File:Presidencia Municipal Edificio.jpg, Municipal Palace File:Soriana Reforma Plaza.jpg, Soriana Reforma Plaza File:Texas-Mexican Railway Bridge.jpg, Tex-Mex Railway International Bridge view from Nuevo Laredo File:GTAIBMC.jpg, Gateway to the Americas International Bridge Mexican side

References

External links

City of Laredo Official WebsiteCity of Nuevo Laredo Official Website

City of El Cenizo Official WebsiteWebb County Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan areas of Mexico Metropolitan areas of Texas Transborder agglomerations

Populated Places

Urban Areas

Cities

Texas

Tamaulipas

Towns

Texas

Coahuila

Tamaulipas

Nuevo León

History

Economy

Trade

International Bridges

Major highways

Retail Sales

Media

Newspapers

Television

Television

Radio

AM radio

=Long range AM stations

FM radio

Sports

Gallery

Pictures of Laredo, Texas

Pictures of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico

See also

References

External links