Mier Municipality

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Municipality of Mier in Tamaulipas
Coordinates: Coordinates: 26°25′N99°09′W / 26.417°N 99.150°W / 26.417; -99.150
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
State Flag of Tamaulipas.svg  Tamaulipas
Founded1825
Named for Servando Teresa de Mier
Seat Ciudad Mier
Largest cityCiudad Mier
Population
 (2010)
  Total4,762

Mier Municipality is one of the municipalities of Tamaulipas, Mexico. The seat is at Ciudad Mier. According to the 2010 census, the entire population of the municipality resides in the municipal seat, as both have an official count of 4,762 inhabitants. There were 172 localities enumerated during the census, and all but Mier showed a population of zero. [1]

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