Reynosa–McAllen

Reynosa–McAllen
Reynosa–McAllen
Transborder Agglomeration
	Fountain at main entrance to McAllen Public Library
Interactive Map of Lower Rio Grande Valley	Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville, TX CSA Brownsville–Harlingen, TX MSA Raymondville, TX μSA McAllen–Edinburg, TX CSA McAllen–Edinburg–Mission, TX MSA Rio Grande City–Roma, TX μSA In Mexico Matamoros, TM ZM Reynosa, TM ZM
	Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville, TX CSA Brownsville–Harlingen, TX MSA Raymondville, TX μSA McAllen–Edinburg, TX CSA McAllen–Edinburg–Mission, TX MSA Rio Grande City–Roma, TX μSA In Mexico Matamoros, TM ZM Reynosa, TM ZM
Country	United States; Mexico
State	Texas; Tamaulipas
Principal cities	Reynosa; McAllen; Río Bravo; - Mission; - Edinburg; - Pharr
Population (2010 est.)
• Metro	1,500,000 (85th)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

Reynosa–McAllen, also known as McAllen–Reynosa, or simply as Borderplex, is one of the six international conurbations along the Mexico–U.S border. The city of Reynosa is situated in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, while the city of McAllen is located in the American state of Texas, directly north across the bank of the Rio Grande. This area has a population of roughly 1,500,000, making it the largest and most populous in the state of Tamaulipas, and third most populous on the US–Mexico border.

The Reynosa–McAllen area has been one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States in recent years.