Reynosa

Reynosa
Main Plaza of Reynosa
Nickname: 
Metrópolis industrial de Tamaulipas
Motto: 
Trabajar por la patria es forjar nuestro destino
(To work for the motherland is to forge our destiny)
Reynosa
Reynosa
Coordinates: 26°05′32″N 98°16′40″W / 26.09222°N 98.27778°W / 26.09222; -98.27778
Country Mexico
State Tamaulipas
MunicipalityReynosa Municipality
Founded14 March 1749
Founded asVilla de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Reinosa
Founded byCarlos Cantú González
Government
 • MayorCarlos Víctor Peña Ortiz
(2021–present) (MORENA PT)
Area
 • City
3,156 km2 (1,219 sq mi)
Elevation
33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • City
691,557
 • Metro
837,251
GDP (PPP, constant 2015 values)
 • Year2023
 • Total$23.5 billion
 • Per capita$24,700
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code
88500
Websitewww.reynosa.gob.mx
Area Code 899

Airport
General Lucio Blanco International Airport

Airport Code
REX

Reynosa (Spanish pronunciation: [rejˈnosa]) is a border city in the northern part of the state of Tamaulipas, in Mexico which also holds the municipal seat of Reynosa Municipality.

The city is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande in the international Reynosa–McAllen metro area, directly across the Mexican border from Hidalgo, Texas.

As of 2025, the city of Reynosa has a population of 691,557. If the floating population is included, the total can reach approximately 1,000,000.