Río Bravo formally Ciudad Río Bravo is a city in northern part of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas

Tamaulipas

Tamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...

. It is the municipal seat of Río Bravo Municipality

Río Bravo Municipality

Río Bravo Municipality is one of the municipalities of Tamaulipas. The seat is at Río Bravo, Tamaulipas.-Towns and villages:The largest localities are:-Adjacent municipalities and counties:...

. The city lies east of Reynosa

Reynosa

Reynosa is a border city in the northern part of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from McAllen, Texas in the United States. As of 2010, the city of Reynosa counts with a population of 607,532...

 and just south of the Río Bravo del Norte (Rio Grande

Rio Grande

The Rio Grande is a river that flows from southwestern Colorado in the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way it forms part of the Mexico – United States border. Its length varies as its course changes...

) and was also named after it. Directly across the U.S.-Mexico border lies Donna, Texas

Donna, Texas

Donna is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 15,798 at the 2010 census. The city's motto is "The Heart of the Valley." Donna is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas....

. The municipality stretches southward into less densely populated territory and is slowly becoming a large and popular industrial center conveniently located right next to the booming "Maquiladora" centers in Reynosa and Matamoros. At the census of 2010 the city reported a population of 95,647, the eighth largest city in the state (following Reynosa, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Ciudad Victoria, Tampico, Madero, and Miramar

Miramar, Tamaulipas

Miramar is a city near the southeastern tip of the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico. It is the largest city in the municipality of Altamira and a suburb of Tampico. The city had a 2010 census population of 118,614, the seventh-largest community in the state, having passed Río Bravo since the previous...

), while the municipality had a population of 118,259. The municipality has an areal extent of 1,562.94 km² (603.45 sq mi). The largest other community is Nuevo Progreso

Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas

Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas is a Mexican town in Río Bravo Municipality in the state of Tamaulipas located on the U.S.-Mexican border. The Progreso-Nuevo Progreso International Bridge connects the town with Progreso Lakes, Texas. The 2010 census showed a population of 10,178 inhabitants.-External...

, in the northeastern part of the municipality, on the Río Grande.

External links

• Gobierno Municipal de Río Bravo Official website
• Portal de noticias No.1 mas visto de Río Bravo Official website