Presidio (Tex.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
פרסידיו (טקסס)
Name (Latin)
Presidio (Tex.)
Other forms of name
Presidio del Norte (Tex.)
Coordinates
-104.3663889 -104.3663889 29.56138889 29.56138889 (gooearth )
W1042220 W1042220 N0293339 N0293339 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 151378486
Wikidata: Q970777
Library of congress: n 88160941
Sources of Information
  • From Presidio to the Pecos River, 2020:CIP preface (Presidio del Norte also known as Presidio, Texas)
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 29°33ʹ39ʺN 104°22ʹ20ʺW)
  • Presidio & the river road FM 170 ... 1989.
  • Rand McNally comm. atlas, 1989(Presidio, Presidio Co.)

Wikipedia description:

Presidio is a city in Presidio County, Texas, United States. It is situated on the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) River, on the opposite side of the U.S.–Mexico border from Ojinaga, Chihuahua. The name originates from Spanish and means "fortress". The population was 3,264 at the 2020 census. Presidio is on the Farm to Market Road 170, and U.S. Route 67, 18 miles (29 km) south of Shafter in Presidio County. Presidio is approximately 250 miles (400 km) southeast of El Paso, 240 miles (390 km) southwest of Odessa, and 145 miles (233 km) northeast of Chihuahua City.

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