Altamira, Tamaulipas
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, Mexico, also in this state.
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 Location Altamira within Tamaulipas | |
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| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Tamaulipas |
| Municipality | Altamira |
| Settled | May 2, 1949 |
| Government | |
| • Presidente Municipal | Alma Laura Amparan (PAN) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • City | 59,536 |
| • Metro | 859,419 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Codigo Postal | 89600 |
| Area code(s) | 833 |
| Website | Municipio de Altamira |
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
- 2010 census tables: INEGI Archived May 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (in Spanish)
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