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Harlingen, Texas

For other places with the same name, see Harlingen (disambiguation).

Harlingen, Texas
City
City of Harlingen
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
Flag of Harlingen, Texas
Flag
Official seal of Harlingen, Texas
Seal
Official logo of Harlingen, Texas
Wordmark
Nickname(s): 
"Capital City of the Valley", "H-Town"
Motto: 
"The Capital of the Rio Grande Valley"
Location in Cameron County and the state of Texas
Location in Cameron County and the state of Texas
Harlingen is located in Texas
Harlingen
Harlingen
Location in the State of Texas
Harlingen is located in the United States
Harlingen
Harlingen
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 26°12′N 97°42′W / 26.200°N 97.700°W / 26.200; -97.700
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyCameron
Founded1904
Named forHarlingen, Netherlands
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • MayorNorma Sepulveda
 • City ManagerGabriel Gonzalez
Area
[1]
 • City40.63 sq mi (105.22 km2)
 • Land40.13 sq mi (103.93 km2)
 • Water0.50 sq mi (1.29 km2)
Elevation
39 ft (12 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City71,829
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
71,925
 • Density1,800/sq mi (680/km2)
 • Metro
406,220
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
78550-78553
Area code956
FIPS code48-32372[3]
GNIS feature ID1337354[4]
Websitewww.harlingentx.gov
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Harlingen (/ˈhɑːrlɪndʒɪn/ HAR-lin-jin)[6] is a city in Cameron County in the central region of the Rio Grande Valley of the southern part of the U.S. state of Texas, about 30 miles (48 km) from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city covers more than 40 square miles (104 km2) and is the second-largest city in Cameron County, as well as the fourth-largest in the Rio Grande Valley. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 71,892.[2]

Harlingen is a principal city of the Brownsville–Harlingen metropolitan area, which is part of the larger Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville combined statistical area, included in the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan region.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2020Table was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Often misspelled as "Harlington" and mispronounced as /ˈhɑːrlɪŋtən/ HAR-ling-tən

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