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Edinburg, Texas

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City of Edinburg
Hidalgo County Courthouse seen frae University Drive
Hidalgo County Courthouse seen frae University Drive
Eik-name(s): 
Gateway City to the Rio Grande Valley
Location o Edinburg, Texas
Location o Edinburg, Texas
Coordinates: 26°18′15″N 98°9′50″W / 26.30417°N 98.16389°W / 26.30417; -98.16389
Kintra Unitit States
StateTexasTexas
CoontyHidalgo
Govrenment
 • TeepCooncil-Manager
 • Ceety CooncilMayor Richard Garcia
Agustin "Gus" Garcia
Noe Garza
Homero Jasso
Elias Longoria
 • Ceety ManagerRamiro Garza, Jr.
Area
 • Total96.9 km2 (37.4 sq mi)
 • Laund96.8 km2 (37.4 sq mi)
 • Water0.1 km2 (0.0 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2011 Census Estimate)
 • Total79,147
 • Density500.7/km2 (1296.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
78539-78541
Area code(s)956
FIPS code48-22660[1]
GNIS feature ID1335095[2]
WebsiteCityOfEdinburg.com

Edinburg is a ceety in an the coonty seat o Hidalgo Coonty, Texas, Unitit States.[3] The population wis 48,465 at the 2000 census.

Edinburg is ane o the principal ceeties o the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Aurie, which includes aw o Hidalgo Coonty.

Geografie

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Accordin tae the Unitit States Census Bureau, the ceety haes a total aurie o 37.4 square mile (97 km2), o which, 37.4 square mile (97 km2) o it is laund an 0.1 square mile (0.26 km2) o it (0.13%) is watter.

  1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 31 Januar 2008.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 31 Januar 2008.
  3. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 7 Juin 2011.

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