Matamoros

Summary

Matamoros is a city^[1]. Matamoros ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,614 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Matamoros is located in Matamoros^[3].
• Matamoros is in the country of Mexico^[4].
• Matamoros is on the body of water Rio Grande^[5].
• Matamoros's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Matamoros's instance of is recorded as border city^[7].
• Matamoros's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Matamoros's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brownsville^[9].
• Matamoros's twinned administrative body is recorded as Xalapa^[10].
• Matamoros's twinned administrative body is recorded as Victoria de Durango^[11].
• Matamoros's postal code is recorded as 87300^[12].
• Matamoros is part of Mexico–United States border^[13].
• Matamoros's Commons category is recorded as Matamoros, Tamaulipas^[14].
• Matamoros's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone^[15].
• Matamoros's local dialing code is recorded as 868^[16].
• 1774 marks the founding of Matamoros^[17].
• Matamoros's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 25.879722222222, 'lon': -97.504166666667}^[18].
• Matamoros's official website is recorded as http://www.matamoros.gob.mx/^[19].
• Matamoros's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Matamoros, Tamaulipas^[20].
• Matamoros has a population of {'amount': '+541979'}^[21].
• Matamoros has a population of {'amount': '+449815'}^[22].
• Matamoros's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Matamoros's capital of is recorded as Matamoros^[24].
• Matamoros's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Matamoros'}^[25].
• Matamoros's category for people born here is recorded as Q17167036^[26].
• Matamoros's category for people who died here is recorded as Q116520132^[27].

Body

Geography

Matamoros is in the country of Mexico^[4]. Matamoros is located in Matamoros^[3]. Matamoros is on the body of water Rio Grande^[5]. Matamoros is part of Mexico–United States border^[13].

Physical Characteristics

Matamoros sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+541979'}^[21] and {'amount': '+449815'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], border city^[7], and big city^[8].

History and Context

1774 marks the founding of Matamoros^[17].

Why It Matters

Matamoros ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,614 views/month).^[2] Matamoros has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Matamoros is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]