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1110 Houston Street
Laredo Texas, 78042
Phone: 956-791-7300 |
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City Hall Annex
1102 Bob Bullock Loop
Laredo Texas, 78043
Phone: 956-727-6400
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| Laredo is a city in and the county seat of
Webb County, on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas,
across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Laredo has the
distinction of flying seven flags (the flag of the former
Republic of the Rio Grande, which is now the flag of the city,
in addition to the Six Flags of Texas). Founded in 1755, Laredo
grew from a village to the capital of the short-lived Republic
of the Rio Grande to the largest inland port on the Mexican
border. Laredo's economy is based on international trade with
Mexico. Many major transportation companies have a facility in
Laredo. The city is on the southern end of i35, which makes it
close to the manufacturers in northern Mexico. It has four
international bridges and one railway bridge. |
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| According to the 2010 census, the city
population was 236,091, making it the 10th-most populous
city in Texas and third-most populated U.S. city on the
Mexican border, after San Diego, California, and El Paso,
Texas. Its metropolitan area is the 178th-largest in the
U.S. and includes all of Webb County, with a population of
250,304. Laredo is also part of the cross-border
Laredo–Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area with an estimated
population of 636,516. |
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Laredo is notable for its high Hispanic proportion, which
at over 95%, is the highest proportion of Hispanic Americans
out of any city in the United States outside of Puerto Rico.
Because of this, it is one of the least ethnically diverse
cities in the United States. When economic, household, and
social diversity are considered, Laredo is the 19th-least
diverse of the 313 largest cities in the nation. |
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Texas A&M International University and Laredo College are
in Laredo. Laredo International Airport is within the Laredo
city limits, while the Quetzalcoatl International Airport is
nearby in Nuevo Laredo on the Mexican side. |
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| The biggest festival, Washington's
Birthday Celebration, is held during the later part of
January and the majority of February, attracting hundreds of
thousands of tourists. |
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