City in Tamaulipas, Mexico
Heroica Matamoros
Matamoros, officially known as Heroica Matamoros, is a city in the northeastern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, and the municipal seat of the homonymous municipality.
It is on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from Brownsville, Texas, United States.
Matamoros is the second largest city in the state of Tamaulipas.
As of 2016, Matamoros had a population of 520,367.
How locals move
Getting around Heroica Matamoros the local way
- Get inThough there are no ferries to take you to the island, if you own a boat, simply direct yourself to the southernmost Texas coast.
From Wikivoyage: Brownsville (Texas), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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