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Rio Grande Valley : ウィキペディア英語版 | Rio Grande Valley
The Rio Grande Valley (RGV) or the Lower Rio Grande Valley (when referring to the eight county region), informally called The Valley, is an area located in the southernmost tip of South Texas. It lies along the northern bank of the Rio Grande, which separates Mexico from the United States. ==Geography== The Rio Grande Valley is not a true valley, but a floodplain, containing many oxbow lakes or ''resacas'' formed from pinched-off meanders in earlier courses of the Rio Grande.〔(Texas State Historical Association — Lower Rio Grande Valley )〕 Early 20th-century land developers, attempting to capitalize on unclaimed land, utilized the name "Magic Valley" to attract settlers and appeal to investors. The Rio Grande Valley is also called ''El Valle'', the Spanish translation of "the valley", by those who live there.〔(Winter Texan Resources for South Padre Island, Brownsville, Harlingen, and the Rio Grande Valley )〕 The residents of the Rio Grande Valley occasionally refer to the area as "El Mágico Valle del Río Grande" ("The Magical Valley of the Rio Grande"), and also simply by the initials R.G.V. The main region is within four Texan counties: Starr County, Hidalgo County, Willacy County, and Cameron County. As of January 1, 2012, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population of the Rio Grande Valley at 1,305,782.〔(2012 Census Estimates )〕 According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2008, 86 percent of Cameron County, 90 percent of Hidalgo County, 97 percent of Starr County, and 86 percent of Willacy County are Hispanic.〔(Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Fact Sheet )〕 The largest city is Brownsville (Cameron County), followed by McAllen (Hidalgo County). Other major cities include Harlingen, Edinburg, Mission, Rio Grande City, Raymondville, and Pharr.〔(Population Estimates for Rio Grande Valley Cities 2000-2004 )〕
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