Reynosa

Reynosa is a primarily industrial city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Reynosa is located at , across the U.S.-Mexico border, marked here by the Rio Grande (R?o Bravo), from McAllen in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2003 the population of Reynosa was estimated at around 450,000 people. The argriculture that grows there include cotton, sugarcane and fruit.

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The metropolitan section of Reynosa is home to many maquiladoras, whose products are distributed internationally. Many companies around the world have focused on the Reynosa and McAllen, Texas area because of the opportunity for trade. Reynosa is connected to McAllen by two bridges - McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge and the Pharr International Bridge. A third one, Anzalduas Bridge, will soon be completed. These bridges are to faciliate international trade.

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Mexican state: redirect Political divisions of Mexico...

Tamaulipas: Tamaulipas is a state in the northeast of Mexico....

U.S.-Mexico border: The international border between Mexico and the United States runs a total of 3,141 km (1,951 miles) from San Diego, California, and Tijuana, Baja California, in the west to Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Brownsville, Texas, in the east. It traverses a variety of terrains, ranging from major urban area...