Rio Grande valley
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The Rio Grande Valley is a historically and culturally rich region along the Rio Grande River, known for its long-standing Indigenous presence, agricultural communities, and role as a borderland between the United States and Mexico.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
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region ⓘ |
| borderFunction | United States–Mexico borderland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | subtropical ⓘ |
| crossBorderRegionWith | Tamaulipas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicCharacteristic | predominantly Hispanic ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
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cross-border trade ⓘ maquiladora industry (nearby in Mexico) ⓘ |
| hasBorderCityPair |
Brownsville–Matamoros
NERFINISHED
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McAllen–Reynosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCounty |
Cameron County, Texas
NERFINISHED
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Hidalgo County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Starr County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Willacy County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole |
center of agricultural colonias and rural communities
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site of U.S.–Mexico interactions ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousHistory |
Coahuiltecan peoples
NERFINISHED
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Karankawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Lipan Apache NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Brownsville, Texas
NERFINISHED
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Edinburg, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ Harlingen, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ McAllen, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPortOfEntry |
Brownsville Port of Entry
NERFINISHED
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Hidalgo Port of Entry NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Indios Port of Entry NERFINISHED ⓘ Progreso Port of Entry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
NERFINISHED
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Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyPartOf |
Mexican Texas
NERFINISHED
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Nuevo Santander NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agriculture
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bilingual population ⓘ birdwatching ⓘ border culture ⓘ citrus production ⓘ ecotourism ⓘ vegetable farming ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Texas
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Rio Grande Valley agricultural area
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Middle Rio Grande Valley
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Lower Rio Grande Valley
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Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico
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Middle Rio Grande Valley
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Rio Grande valley area
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Petroglyph National Monument
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Lower Rio Grande Valley
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Harlingen, Texas
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Shafter, Texas
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Lower Rio Grande Valley
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Rio Grande Valley region (broad sense)
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Rio Grande Valley
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Lower Rio Grande Valley
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Rio Grande Valley
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Española, New Mexico
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Rio Grande valley region
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Lower Rio Grande Valley
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Lower Rio Grande Valley
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