Place:Pecos, Reeves, Texas, United States

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NamePecos
TypeCity
Coordinates31.416°N 103.5°W
Located inReeves, Texas, United States
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Pecos is the largest city in and the county seat of Reeves County, Texas, United States. It is in the valley on the west bank of the Pecos River at the eastern edge of the Chihuahuan Desert, in the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas and just south of New Mexico's border. Its population was 8,780 at the 2010 census. On January 24, 2012, Pecos City appeared on the Forbes 400 as the second-fastest growing small town in the United States. The city is a regional commercial center for ranching, oil and gas production, and agriculture. The city is most recognized for its association with the local cultivation of cantaloupes.[1] Pecos claims to be the site of the world's first rodeo on July 4, 1883.

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