Roma, Texas
| Roma, Texas | |
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 Location of Roma, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 26°24′22″N 99°0′20″W / 26.40611°N 99.00556°WCoordinates: 26°24′22″N 99°0′20″W / 26.40611°N 99.00556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Starr |
| Incorporated | 1936 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
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Mayor Roberto Salinas Ramiro Sarabia Joel Hinojosa Mary Lou G. Cruz Carlos M. Gonzalez Jr. Gilberto Ramirez Jr. |
| • City Manager | Crisanto Salinas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.2 sq mi (11 km2) |
| • Land | 4.1 sq mi (11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 213 ft (65 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 9,765 |
| • Density | 2,300/sq mi (900/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 78584 |
| Area code(s) | 956 |
| FIPS code | 48-63020 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1388200 |
Roma is a city in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,765 at the 2010 census. The city is located along the Rio Grande, across from Ciudad Miguel Alemán in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
The city is also popularly known as Roma-Los Saenz, since the incorporated city also took the area known as Los Saenz.
It serves as a port of entry from Mexico into the U.S. via the Roma-Ciudad Miguel Alemán International Bridge.
The town center has a number of picturesque historic buildings, now collected in the Roma Historic District.
Roma is a popular birding site in the Rio Grande Valley, and a section of the World Birding Center is on Portsheller Street across from the city hall.
The channel of the Rio Grande is less than 200 feet wide at Roma. The bluff adjacent to the town square overlooks the river, and parts of the Ciudad Miguel Aleman crossing are readily visible. Because of the arresting views, this location is frequently used by television journalists, public officials, and others who visit the region as a photo op to visualize the border region.
Roma was established in 1821 in what had been the Spanish province of Nuevo Santander.
Prior to Texas's independence from Mexico in 1836, the town was listed as under the jurisdiction of the town of Mier, Tamaulipas, and prior to Mexican independence existed under Spanish rule. [1]
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