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Population figures are out for the 2010 Census in Mexico.

Tamaulipas had 3,268,554 people in 2010 and has now becomes the 13th populous state south of the border.

Back in the 2000 census, Tamaulipas had 2,753,222 people.

This means the population in the state rose by 515,332 people in the past 10 years.

Here are the 2010 population figures for Municipios across from the RGV.

Major points:

• Reynosa is by far the largest municipio in the state in terms of population, and the fastest growing as well.
• Matamoros (2nd largest) and Nuevo Laredo (3rd largest) also saw huge growth, making the border area the fastest growing in the state.
• The Matamoros/Reynosa metroplex is the most populated area of the state, more so than the state capital Victoria/Altamira/Tampico.
• The four of the municipios in the region that actually LOST population are among the hardest hit by the drug war and they’re all across from Starr County.
• Ciudad Mier, the city under siege by the Zetas several months ago, lost MORE THAN HALF of its population since 2000.