Editing Donna, Texas (section)

==Geography==

Donna is located in southern Texas at {{Coord|26|10|13|N|98|2|57|W|type:city}} (26.170336, –98.049037).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered on the east by the city of [[Weslaco, Texas|Weslaco]] and on the west by [[Alamo, Texas|Alamo]]. The southern boundary of Donna is a few miles north of the [[Rio Grande]], the international border between the [[United States]] and [[Mexico]].

[[Interstate 2]]/[[U.S. Route 83 in Texas|U.S. Highway 83]] pass through the northern side of the city, leading west {{convert|11|mi}} to [[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]] and east {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Harlingen, Texas|Harlingen]]. Via McAllen it is {{convert|244|mi}} south of [[San Antonio]]. Hooks Avenue is the main road through the center of Donna.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|21.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.13%, are water.<ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4820884| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Donna city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=February 14, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213093514/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4820884| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Climate ===

The city can be classified as a [[Semi-arid climate|hot semiarid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''BSh'') similar to that found in southwest [[Texas]] and northwest [[Mexico]]. Donna, according to the climate map and the data used can be considered the easternmost city with a [[semi-arid climate]] in the [[eastern United States]], not far from a [[humid subtropical climate]] due to the greater proximity of the coast, which probably limits the group B  of [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] further east of the state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plantmaps.com/koppen-climate-classification-map-united-states.php|title=Interactive United States Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification Map|website=www.plantmaps.com|language=en|access-date=2018-10-21}}</ref>


===Colonias===

•Donna North

•[[Scissors, Texas|South Donna]]

•[[Val Verde, Hidalgo County, Texas|Val Verde]]

•Lunar Heights