Brownsville, Texas
| Brownsville, Texas | |||
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| City of Brownsville | |||
Top to bottom, left to right: Cameron County Courthouse, Reynaldo G. Garza & Filemon B. Vela Federal Courthouse, Wells Fargo Bank, Brownsville Ship Channel, La Plaza at Brownsville Terminal Center, Arts Center at Texas Southmost College, United States Court House, Custom House, and Post Office, Villa del Sol Building, Market Square at Downtown Brownsville, Hotel El Jardin (now defunct) and Lone Star National Bank.
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| Nickname(s): "The Green City" | |||
| Motto: "On the Border, By the Sea!" | |||
 Location in Cameron County |
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 Brownsville
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| Coordinates: 25°55′49″N 97°29′4″W / 25.93028°N 97.48444°WCoordinates: 25°55′49″N 97°29′4″W / 25.93028°N 97.48444°W | |||
| Country | United States of America | ||
| State | Texas | ||
| County | Cameron | ||
| Metropolitan area | Brownsville-Harlingen Metropolitan Area | ||
| Settled | 1848 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Council-Manager | ||
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Mayor: Antonio "Tony" Martinez Commissioner At-Large "A": Cesar de Leon Commissioner At-Large "B": Rose M. Z. Gowen Commissioner District 1: Ricardo Longoria, Jr. Commissioner District 2: Jessica Tetreau-Kalifa Commissioner District 3: Deborah Portillo Commissioner District 4: John Villarreal |
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| • City manager | Charlie Cabler | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 146.3 sq mi (378.9 km2) | ||
| • Land | 132.3 sq mi (342.7 km2) | ||
| • Water | 13.9 sq mi (36.1 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) | ||
| Population (2014 estimate) | |||
| • City | 183,046 (US: 131st) | ||
| • Density | 1,383/sq mi (534.1/km2) | ||
| • Metro | 420,392 (US: 126th) | ||
| • Metro density | 1,602.2/sq mi (615.9/km2) | ||
| • Demonym | Brownsvillian | ||
| • CSA | 444,059 (US: 93rd) | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) | ||
| ZIP codes | 78520, 78521, 78522, 78523, 78526 | ||
| Area code(s) | 956 | ||
| FIPS code | 48-10768 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1372749 | ||
| Airport | Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport KLRD (BRO) | ||
| Website | www |
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