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Reynosa () is a border city in the northern part of the state of Tamaulipas, in Mexico. It is also the municipal seat of Reynosa Municipality. The city is located on the southern bank of the
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in the international Reynosa–McAllen Metropolitan Area, directly across of the Mexico-U.S. border from
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. As of 2013, the city of Reynosa has a population of 672,183. If the floating population is included in the census count, the population can reach up to approximately 1,000,000.


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. On 18 September 2012, an explosion at the nearby
Pemex Pemex (a portmanteau of Petróleos Mexicanos, which translates to ''Mexican Petroleum'' in English; ) is the Mexican state-owned petroleum company managed and operated by the Mexican government. It was formed in 1938 by nationalization and expr ...
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". 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.


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, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the Mexico–U.S. border after
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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. The city is about south of McAllen, Texas.Sanchez, Claudio.
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Climate

Reynosa has a semi-arid climate ( Köppen climate classification ''BSh'') with short, mild winters and hot summers. Winters are mild and dry with a January high of and a low of although temperatures can fall below . Summers are hot with a July mean of and temperatures can exceed anytime from May until August. The average annual precipitation is , 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 *
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– Footballer * Jorge Cantú – Major League Baseball player * Christian Chávez – Singer and actor * Laura Flores – Actress, hostess and singer *
Jaime Garcia Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ...
– Major League Baseball player * Néstor Garza – Former WBA World Super Bantamweight Champion * José María Cantú Garza – Geneticist *
Vidal Medina Vidal Medina (born in 1976) is a Mexican playwright and theatre director. Biography Medina was born in 1976 in Reynosa, Tamaulipas. He graduated from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer t ...
– Playwright and theatre director *
Maki Esther Ortiz Maki Esther Ortiz Domínguez (born 23 September 1962) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN). She currently serves as Mayoress of Reynosa, and she is the first woman in the history of the city elected to the pos ...
- Senator *
Los Relámpagos del Norte Los Relámpagos del Norte were a Mexican norteño duo formed in the early 1960s by Cornelio Reyna and Ramón Ayala. Cornelio Reyna was the lead singer and bajo sexto player, while Ramon Ayala was the background vocalist and the accordion player. ...
- Musical duo * Komander - Wrestler *
Beto Quintanilla Norberto "Beto" Quintanilla Iracheta (May 23, 1948 – March 18, 2007) was a Regional Mexican singer and songwriter. He was known as "El Mero León del Corrido" (The Lion of the Corrido). Biography Beto Quintanilla was originally from Gener ...
- Artist * Sergio Peña Solís - Mexican
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( 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

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External links


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
{{Authority control Populated places in Tamaulipas Mexico–United States border crossings Lower Rio Grande Valley Populated places established in 1749 1740s establishments in Mexico 1749 establishments in North America Tamaulipas populated places on the Rio Grande