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Río Bravo (or 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), across the U.S.-Mexico border from the U.S. state of Texas, while the municipality stretches southward into less densely populated territory. 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.
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Location of Río Bravo municipality in the state of Tamaulipas
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Coordinates: 25.983° N 98.100° W
