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  • Colonias are irregular subdivisions located in the U.S. border region with Mexico in the states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Colonia is a Spanish word used in colloquial speech in Mexico in a manner similar to the way subdivision or plan is used in the United States. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Housing; Colonias]

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