Map of Ciudad Río Bravo, Mexico

Ciudad Río Bravo is a city in Tamaulipas, Mexico, with a population of about 95,647. It lies at 25.9873°N, 98.0941°W. Ciudad Río Bravo is about 737 km (458 mi) north of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Weslaco, 22 km to the northeast.

Ciudad Río Bravo at a glance

Where is Ciudad Río Bravo?

• The 8th largest city in Tamaulipas on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 31 min on the shortest day to 13 h 46 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ciudad Río Bravo

• Weslaco — 22 km northeast, United States
• Reynosa — 22 km northwest
• San Juan — 23 km north, United States
• Pharr — 25 km north, United States
• McAllen — 28 km northwest, United States
• Mission — 34 km northwest, United States
• Edinburg — 36 km north, United States
• Valle Hermoso — 45 km southeast
• Harlingen — 46 km northeast, United States
• Heroica Matamoros — 60 km east

Largest cities in Tamaulipas

• Reynosa — 589,466
• Heroica Matamoros — 510,739
• Nuevo Laredo — 416,055
• Ciudad Victoria — 332,100
• Tampico — 309,003
• Ciudad Madero — 197,216
• Miramar — 118,614
• Ciudad Mante — 84,787
• Altamira — 59,536
• Valle Hermoso — 48,918

Largest cities in Mexico

• Mexico City — 12,294,193
• Tijuana — 1,922,523
• Iztapalapa — 1,835,486
• Puebla — 1,692,181
• Ecatepec de Morelos — 1,645,352
• Santiago de Querétaro — 1,594,212
• León de los Aldama — 1,579,803
• Ciudad Juárez — 1,512,450
• Zapopan — 1,476,491
• Guadalajara — 1,385,629

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.