Ciudad Madero

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Ciudad Madero
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Ciudad Madero
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Top to the left: Downtown, Miramar Beach Breakwater, Francisco I. Madero Refinery, Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Church, and Tamaulipas Stadium.
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Ciudad Madero
Coordinates: 22°14′51″N97°50′15″W / 22.24750°N 97.83750°W / 22.24750; -97.83750
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
StateFlag of Tamaulipas.svg  Tamaulipas
MunicipalityCiudad Madero
Foundation1 May 1924
Founded byDoña Cecilia Villarreal
Government
   Mayor Adrian Oseguera Kernion
MORENA
Area
  Total46.6 km2 (18.0 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2015)
  Total209,175
Demonym Maderense
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
Website www.ciudadmadero.gob.mx

Ciudad Madero is a coastal city located on the Gulf of Mexico in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Lying within the metropolitan area of Tampico, it is the seventh most populous city in the state, with a census-estimated 2015 population of 209,175 within an area of 18.0 square miles (46.6 km2) the city is the third-largest in the Tampico metropolitan area. It is also an important center for oil refining.

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History

On 1 May 1924, the provisional governor, Candelario Garza, officially declared Madero a municipality.

Buildings

Ciudad Madero has a beach named "Playa Miramar", which, in recent years, has been expanding its services with new hotels and restaurants. Near the beach there is a lighthouse, named "Faro de Ciudad Madero" – although this has been replaced by a red beacon light atop a small tower, to guide approaching ships in to the channel of the Río Pánuco. However, in October 2006, the Ciudad Madero Planning Commission signaled its intention to build a new lighthouse because of the cultural and tourist values it would provide.[ citation needed ]

At the Santa Cruz Church  [ fr ] the roof collapsed during a baptism ceremony on 1 October 2023. Ten people were killed and over 60 were injured. [1]

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References

  1. "Mexico church roof collapses during baptism killing at least 10 people". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.