Brownsville–Matamoros Explained

Matamoros–Brownsville
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Subdivision Type:Countries
Subdivision Name:United States
Mexico
Subdivision Type1:States
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Tamaulipas
Subdivision Name2:----
Subdivision Type3:Principal cities
Subdivision Name3:Matamoros
Brownsville
 - Harlingen
 - Raymondville
Unit Pref:US
Population As Of:2010 est.
Population Blank2 Title:Metro
Population Blank2:1,136,995 (110th)
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5

Matamoros–Brownsville,[1] also known as Brownsville–Matamoros,[2] or simply as the Borderplex,[3] is one of the six transborder agglomerations along the Mexico–United States border.[4] It is part of the Lower Rio Grande Valley region. The city of Matamoros is situated in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, on the south bank of the Rio Grande, while the city of Brownsville is located in the U.S. state of Texas, directly north across the bank of the Rio Grande. The Matamoros–Brownsville area is connected by four international bridges.[5] In addition, this transnational conurbation area has a population of 1,136,995,[6] making it the fourth-largest metropolitan area on the Mexico-U.S. border.[7]

The area of Matamoros–Brownsville lies among the top-10 fastest-growing urban areas in the United States.[8] The Brownsville–Harlingen and the Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville metropolitan areas are included in the official countdown of this transnational conurbation.

Municipalities/counties

Communities

Note: Principal cities are bolded.

Cities in Mexico

Populated places

Note: Within the municipality of Matamoros.[9]

Villages

Cities in the United States

Towns

Villages

Census-designated places

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herzog. Lawrence A.. Cross-Border Planning and Cooperation. The U.S.-Mexican Border Environment. 5 November 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120321030942/http://scerp.org/pubs/m1c7.pdf. 21 March 2012.
  2. Web site: Brownsville MSA and Matamoros. Brownsville Economic Development Council. 5 November 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425141254/http://brownsvilleedc.businesscatalyst.com/BEDC%20MARKET%20PROFILE%202010.pdf. 25 April 2012.
  3. Web site: One river, one country. The Economist Newspaper. 5 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130222081319/http://www.uwec.edu/geography/Ivogeler/w188/articles/txmx.htm. 2013-02-22. dead.
  4. Web site: The U.S.-Mexican borderlands region: a binational spatial analysis. The Social Science Journal 38. 5 November 2011.
  5. Web site: Border Wait Times. U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 5 November 2011.
  6. Web site: Matamoros-Brownsville. World Gazetteer. 22 August 2011.
  7. Web site: World Gazetter: America - Largest Cities. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071001090654/http://world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&dat=32&geo=-2&srt=pnan&col=aohdq&pt=a&va=x. 2007-10-01.
  8. Web site: State of the art facilities: McAllen. Aries Freight Systems. 3 November 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111123194640/http://www.ariesfreight.com/about-aries/facilities. 23 November 2011.
  9. Web site: MUNICIPIO DE H. MATAMOROS. Gobierno de Tamaulipas. 28 November 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120523170559/http://www.campotamaulipas.gob.mx/oeidrus/pdfs/basica/matamoros.pdf. 23 May 2012.
  10. Web site: Plan Municipal de Desarrollo Rural Sutentable. Gobierno Municipal de Matamoros. 28 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120503014842/http://www.portalestamaulipas.gob.mx/files/inicio/documents/plan_desarrollo/22.pdf. 3 May 2012. dead.
  11. Web site: Localidades en el Municipio de Matamoros. Pueblos America. 28 November 2011.
  12. Web site: Matamoros, Tamaulipas Estado fuerte para todos. Gobierno del Estado de Tamaulipas, México. 28 November 2011.

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