What is the population of Reynosa?
Reynosa has a city population of 589,466. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.
City profile · Mexico · North America
Reynosa
City population
589,466
#32
in Mexico
#1
in Tamaulipas
#952
worldwide
26.080, -98.285 · 745 km from Mexico City
About Reynosa
At 0.4% of Mexico's national population, Reynosa holds the largest city share in Tamaulipas, where it ranks first among 13 listed municipalities. The city proper has 589,466 residents and sits 745 km from Mexico City. Four cities with populations between 19,246 and 140,269 lie within 20 km, with McAllen 15 km away.
This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#1of 13
Elevation
38 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
America/Matamoros
Coordinates
26.080, -98.285
Record updated
2025-05-15
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 625 in MexicoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Reynosa | 589K |
Reynosa Population FAQ
Where is Reynosa?
Reynosa is in Tamaulipas, Mexico, 745 km from the capital, Mexico City. Its coordinates are 26.080, -98.285.
How big is Reynosa compared with other cities in Mexico?
It is the 32nd largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, holding 0.4% of the national population.