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.
Municipalities and counties Reynosa Municipality Río Bravo Municipality Hidalgo County, Texas
Communities Note: Principal cities are bolded.
Cities in Mexico Reynosa Río Bravo Nuevo Progreso
Cities in the U.S. Alamo Alton Donna Edcouch Edinburg Elsa Granjeno Hidalgo La Joya La Villa McAllen Mercedes Mission Palmhurst Palmview Peñitas Pharr Progreso Progreso Lakes San Juan Sullivan City Weslaco
Census-designated places Note: All census-designated places are unincorporated. Abram-Perezville Alton North Cesar Chavez Citrus City Cuevitas Doffing Doolittle Havana Heidelberg Indian Hills La Blanca La Homa Laguna Seca Llano Grande Lopezville Los Ebanos Midway North Midway South Mila Doce Monte Alto Muniz North Alamo Nurillo Olivarez Palmview South Relampago San Carlos San Manuel-Linn Scissors South Alamo
Unincorporated places Hargill, Texas El Gato, Texas Runn, Texas Val Verde, Hidalgo County, Texas
See also San Diego–Tijuana El Paso–Juárez Laredo–Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan area of Tampico Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan area List of Texas metropolitan areas Metropolitan areas of Mexico Transnational conurbations Mexico/US
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