Matamoros

Matamoros is a city in the north of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas.

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Matamoros is located at , across the Rio Grande (R?o Bravo) from Brownsville in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2003 Matamoros had an estimated population of about 405,300 people.

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Matamoros is about 1000 km away from Mexico City and 571 km from Houston, Texas. The city was renamed for Independence War hero Mariano Matamoros in the early 19th century.

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Baltazar Hinojosa Ochoa is the current mayor for the period 2005-2007.

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The city had its first-ever white Christmas in December 2004, the first measurable snow to fall there since 1895.

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The city is in an important geographical location and acts as U.S.-Mexico border town. There are several international bridges which cross the Rio Grande into the United States of America, each of which has a toll of around USD $2 or MXN $20. Unsuprisingly, the crossing is easier coming from the US to Mexico, where car searches aren't as frequent as in the opposite direction.

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