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San Benito is a city in Cameron County, Texas, USA, The population was 23,444 at the 2000 census. It is the birthplace of Country and Tex-Mex music icon Freddy Fender.

San Benito is located at 26.136603, -97.635878.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.0 km² (11.2 mi²). 28.5 km² (11.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (1.87%) is water. It should be noted that San Benito is also known as "The Resaca City", due to its resaca (a former tributary of the Rio Grande, which has been cut off for irrigation purposes). Actually it is only one resaca snaking through town.

South Texas Academy of Medical Technology (Med Tech) is located in San Benito.

The Rio Grande Valley is host to nearly 500 species of birds making it one of the most visited birding sites in North America. The Los Ebanos Preserve in San Benito, an 82-acre private nature park, provides visitors to San Benito with a bird and butterfly paradise. The preserve maintains gardens, trails, a lake and a pavilion for viewing with blinds and benches throughout the property.

Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge
Located just 14 miles northeast of San Benito, this refuge is the largest protected area of natural habitat left in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The refuge's 45,000 acres is an oasis for birds and wildlife found nowhere else.

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