2016 Map of Hidalgo

About this map

Hidalgo sits along the northern banks of the meandering Rio Grande, serving as a critical point of international transit in the southern tip of Texas. The landscape is defined by the heavy oxbows of the river, notably at Rincon Bend and Pate Bend, where the border between the United States and Mexico follows the shifting course of the water. Infrastructure dominates the northeast, with International Blvd leading directly to the McAllen-Hidalgo-Reynosa Toll Bridge, a vital artery for the region's cross-border economy. Inland, the presence of the McAllen Main Canal and the neighborhood-bound Lake Texano and Lake Tropicana illustrates the management of water resources for both agricultural and residential purposes in this flat, fertile borderland.