Heroica Matamoros: facts

At a glance

• Country: Mexico
• Region: Tamaulipas
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 510,739
• Coordinates: 25.8797° N, 97.5042° W
• Time zone: America/Matamoros (UTC-06:00 standard, UTC-05:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Peso (MXN)
• Distance to the capital, Mexico City: 736 km (458 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO, United States): 8.5 km (5.3 mi), straight line
• General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM): 12 km (8 mi), straight line
• Valley International Airport (HRL, United States): 42 km (26 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Brownsville, United States: 2.5 km (1.6 mi)
• San Benito, United States: 31 km (19 mi)
• Valle Hermoso: 38 km (24 mi)
• Harlingen, United States: 40 km (25 mi)
• Mercedes, United States: 51 km (32 mi)