Nuevo Laredo

Nuevo Laredo
Monumento Fundadores (Founders' Monument)
Monumento Fundadores
(Founders' Monument)
Coat of arms of Nuevo Laredo
Nickname(s): 
Capital Aduanera de Latino América (Customs Capital of Latin America)
Puerta a México (Door to Mexico)
Motto(s): 
Siempre con la Patria (Always with the Motherland)
Nuevo Laredo is located in Tamaulipas
Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo is located in Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo is located in North America
Nuevo Laredo
Nuevo Laredo
Coordinates: 27°29′09″N 99°31′51″W / 27.48583°N 99.53083°W / 27.48583; -99.53083
CountryMexico
StateTamaulipas
MunicipalityNuevo Laredo Municipality
Settled1755
Established1848
Founded byTomás Sánchez
Government
 • Presidente MunicipalCarmen Lilia Canturosas Villarreal
Area
 • City1,334.02 km2 (515.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2010 census)
 • City373,725
 • Metro
636,516
 Metro area includes Laredo, Texas, Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Colombia, Nuevo León, & Villa Hidalgo, Coahuila.
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Codigo Postal
Area code867
Federal Routes
Website[1]
Airport: Quetzalcoatl International Airport MMNL

Nuevo Laredo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnweβo laˈɾeðo]) is a city in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The city lies on the banks of the Rio Grande, across from Laredo, United States. The 2010 census population of the city was 373,725.[1] Nuevo Laredo is part of the Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area with a population of 636,516. The municipality has an area of 1,334.02 km2 (515.07 sq mi). Nuevo Laredo is considered the “customs capital of Latin America” because of its high volume of international trade operations in the region,[2][3][4] and number 1 in importance for US inland commercial traffic.[5][6] Both the city and the municipality rank as the third largest in the state.

The city is connected to Laredo, United States by three international bridges and a rail bridge. The city is larger and younger than its US counterpart. As an indication of its economic importance, one of Mexico's banderas monumentales is in the city (these banderas have been established in state capitals and cities of significance).

  1. ^ "Link to tables of population data from Census of 2010. INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática". Archived from the original on 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  2. ^ Aguiar Mercado, Marcos; Hernández Contreras, Fernando; Rodríguez Herrera, José Gerardo (2013). "Logística, transporte y gestión aduanal en Nuevo Laredo y su impacto en la cadena de suministros internacional". Observatorio de la Economía Latinoamericana (186) – via RePEc.
  3. ^ Covarrubias, Daniel (2018-07-03). "Analyzing how a Social Base Impacts Economic Development and Competitiveness Strategies in a Cross-border Context: the Case of Region Laredo". Journal of Borderlands Studies. 33 (3): 351–370. doi:10.1080/08865655.2016.1270168. ISSN 0886-5655. S2CID 151720403.
  4. ^ Garza, De la Miyar (2023). "De la Miyar Garza Agencia Aduanal". De la Miyar Garza Agencia Aduanal. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  5. ^ "No. 1 Inland Port Along US-Mexico Border". Laredo Economic Development Corporation. 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  6. ^ Vela, Jorge A. (April 9, 2023). "Laredo regains status as No. 1 port in US". Laredo Morning Times. Retrieved November 26, 2023.