Laredo–Nuevo Laredo (

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: USLRD & MXNLD), otherwise known as the "Four-State Area" or the "Quad State Area", is one of six

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along the U.S.-Mexican border. The city of Laredo is situated in the

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on the northern bank of the

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and

Nuevo Laredo Nuevo Laredo () is a city in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Tamaulipas. The city lies on the banks of the Rio Grande, across from Laredo, Texas, Laredo, United States. The 2010 census popula ...

is located in the Mexican State of

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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 in the U.S ( Webb County in Texas) and three municipalities in Mexico ( Nuevo Laredo Municipality in Tamaulipas, Hidalgo Municipality in

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, and Anáhuac Municipality in

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). Two urban areas (the Laredo Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Zona Metropolitana Nuevo Laredo uevo Laredo Metropolitan Zone, three cities, and 12 towns make the Laredo–Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan area. The two sides of the Borderplex are connected by four International Bridges and an International Railway Bridge. The Laredo–Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan area has a total of 636,516 inhabitants according to the INEGI Census of 2010 and the United States Census estimate of 2010. According to World Gazetteer this urban agglomeration ranked 157th largest in North and South America in 2010 with an estimated population of 675,481. 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

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: 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

* Álvarez: 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 Agustín de Laredo was founded in 1755 by Don Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera while the area was part of a region called Nuevo Santander in the Spanish colony of

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. Villa de San Agustín 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

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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 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo 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 '' Laridae'' 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

Laredo is home to some of the most important transportation companies in the cross border industry . Forza Transportation headquarters are in Laredo where the company began operations. 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

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, and

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. The city of Nuevo Laredo has the

Quetzalcóatl International Airport Nuevo Laredo International Airport (); officially ''Aeropuerto Internacional Quetzalcóatl'' () (Quetzalcóatl International Airport) () is an international airport located in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, near the U.S.-Mexico border. It ser ...

which has daily flights to

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

Major highways

Major highways in Laredo and their starting and ending points: *

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Laredo–

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* U.S. Highway 59 Laredo– Lancaster * U.S. Highway 83 Brownsville–Laredo– Westhope * State Highway 255 Laredo–Colombia * State Highway 359 Laredo–

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:*''Complete list of highways in Laredo, Texas'' Major highways in Nuevo Laredo and their starting and ending points: * Mexican Federal Highway 85 Nuevo Laredo–

* Mexican Federal Highway 2 Matamoros–Nuevo Laredo–Colombia– Ciudad Acuña * Tamaulipas State Highway 1 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 Webb and Zapata counties) is ranked 185th market by population size in the United States. The first station to broadcast in Laredo was KGNS 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

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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, KGNS, 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 ABC Television Network 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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, Webb, 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

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in Mexico. 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

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and 103.3 Radio 33 and XHAHU-FM 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 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 Second Division

Bravos de Nuevo Laredo The Bravos de Nuevo Laredo is a soccer club in the Mexican League System, Mexican Football League Liga TDP in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The Unidad Deportiva Benito Juárez (Benito Juárez Sport Complex) is their home stadium. During Claus ...

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

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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, Hilton Garden Inn 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,

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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 on the Rio Grande

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