Reynosa
Reynosa | |
|---|---|
Main Plaza of Reynosa | |
| Nickname: Metrópolis industrial de Tamaulipas | |
| Motto(s): Trabajar por la patria es forjar nuestro destino (To work for the motherland is to forge our destiny) | |
| Coordinates: 26°05′32″N 98°16′40″W / 26.09222°N 98.27778°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Tamaulipas |
| Municipality | Reynosa Municipality |
| Founded | 14 March 1749 |
| Founded as | Villa de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Reinosa |
| Founded by | Carlos Cantú González |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carlos Víctor Peña Ortiz (2021-present) (MORENA PT) |
| Area | |
| 3,156 km2 (1,219 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 691,557 | |
| • Metro | 837,251 |
| GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total | $23.5 billion |
| • Per capita | $24,700 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Website | www.reynosa.gob.mx |
| Area Code 899
Airport REX | |
Reynosa (Spanish pronunciation: [rejˈnosa]) is a border city in the northern part of the state of Tamaulipas, in Mexico which also holds the municipal seat of Reynosa Municipality.
The city is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande in the international Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan area, directly across the Mexico–United States border from Hidalgo, Texas.
As of 2020, the city of Reynosa has a population of 691,557. If the floating population is included, the total can reach approximately 1,000,000.