Reynosa, Tamaulipas
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| Reynosa | |||
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| Motto: Trabajar por la patria es forjar nuestro destino (To work for the motherland is to forge our destiny) | |||
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| Country | Mexico | ||
| State | Tamaulipas
Tă´-măw-lē-pus |
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| Founded | 14 March 1749 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Oscar Luebbert Gutierrez (2008-2010) (PRI) | ||
| Population | |||
| - Total | 507,998 city; 526,888 municipality | ||
| Time zone | Central Standard Time (UTC-6) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) | ||
| Area Code 899
Airport REX |
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| Website: http://www.reynosa.gob.mx[1] | |||
Reynosa is a city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located at , across the Rio Grande (Río Bravo) from McAllen (Hidalgo County) in the U.S. state of Texas. According to INEGI census 2005 Reynosa's population was 507,998 for the city and 526,888 for the municipality.
[edit] History
Reynosa was founded on 14 March 1749 by Carlos Cantú under the command of José de Escandón y Helguera the Count of Sierra Gorda, and 279 Habitats. But due to flooding in the area on the 4 July 1802, they decided to move 5 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.
[edit] References
- 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
- Reynosa, Mexico: City of promise and Poverty A study of the closing of a refrigerator plant in Galesburg, Ill. and the opening of one in Reynosa.
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