Altamira, Tamaulipas

Place in Tamaulipas, Mexico
Coat of arms of Cd Altamira
Coat of arms
Location Altamira within Tamaulipas
Location Altamira within Tamaulipas
Location of Tamaulipas within mexico
Location of Tamaulipas within mexico
Country MexicoState TamaulipasMunicipalityAltamiraSettledMay 2, 1949Government
 • Presidente MunicipalAlma Laura Amparan (PAN)Population
 (2010 census)
 • City11 536 • Metro
859,419Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Codigo Postal
89600
Area code833WebsiteMunicipio de Altamira

Altamira is a port city on the Gulf of Mexico and is located near the southeastern tip of the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico. It is the second-largest city in the municipality of Altamira. To the south is Tampico, also in this state.

The city is part of the Tampico Metropolitan Area. Its port business is mostly containerized cargo for ocean-going ships. According to the INEGI 2010 census, the city has a population of 59,536, the tenth-largest in the state.[1]

References

  1. ^ 2010 census tables: INEGI Archived May 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (in Spanish)

22°20′15″N 97°52′10″W / 22.33750°N 97.86944°W / 22.33750; -97.86944

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