Laredo

Summary

Laredo is a city in the United States^[1]. Laredo ranks in the top 2% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (940 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Laredo is located in Webb County^[3].
• Laredo is in the country of United States^[4].
• Laredo is on the body of water Rio Grande^[5].
• Laredo's head of government is recorded as Pete Saenz^[6].
• Laredo's head of government is recorded as Victor Trevino^[7].
• Laredo's image is recorded as Laredo US Post Office, Court House and Custom House.jpg^[8].
• Laredo's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[9].
• Laredo's instance of is recorded as county seat^[10].
• Laredo's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Laredo's instance of is recorded as border city^[12].
• Laredo's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Republic of the Rio Grande.svg^[13].
• Laredo's coat of arms image is recorded as Laredo Coat of Arms.png^[14].
• Laredo's founder is recorded as Tomás Sánchez^[15].
• Laredo's flag is recorded as flag of Laredo^[16].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lower Hutt^[17].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as San Francisco de Campeche^[18].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tijuana^[19].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Irapuato^[20].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Torreón^[21].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guadalajara^[22].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tainan^[23].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Murray Bridge^[24].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Victoria de Durango^[25].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Zixing^[26].
• Laredo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wuwei^[27].

Body

Founding

Laredo's founder is recorded as Tomás Sánchez^[15]. +1755-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Laredo^[28].

Identity

Laredo's part of is recorded as Mexico–United States border^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Laredo include Laredo International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in United States^[32] and Aspidoscelis laredoensis^[33], a taxon^[34].

Why It Matters

Laredo ranks in the top 2% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (940 views/month).^[2] Laredo has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Laredo is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Laredo include Laredo International Airport^[30], an international airport^[31], in United States^[32] and Aspidoscelis laredoensis^[33], a taxon^[34].