Tampico metropolitan area

Tampico metropolitan area
Metropolitan Area
Zona Metropolitana de Tampico (Spanish)
Plaza de la Libertad in Tampico
Interactive Map of Tampico Metropolitan Area    City of Tampico / Ciudad de Tampico   Tampico Metro Area / Zona Metropolitana
Country	Mexico
State	Tamaulipas Veracruz
Principal cities	Tampico  - Altamira  - Ciudad Madero  - Pánuco  - Pueblo Viejo
Population
•  Metro	864,584
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)

The Tampico metropolitan area ^[1] is the third most populous metropolitan area in the state of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. Its in-state metropolitan area of Tamaulipas includes the municipalities of Tampico, Ciudad Madero, Altamira. On the other hand, the out-of-state municipalities include Pueblo Viejo and Pánuco, from the state of Veracruz.

The metropolitan area of Tampico currently has a population of approximately 864,584.

Populated Places

The metropolitan area of Tampico is formed by the following populated places:

In Tamaulipas

• Tampico: 309,003 ^[2]
• Ciudad Madero: 197,216 ^[3]
• Altamira: 212,001 ^[4]

In Veracruz

• Pueblo Viejo: 55,358
• Pánuco: 91,006

See also

• Metropolitan areas of Mexico
• Laredo – Nuevo Laredo
• Reynosa—McAllen Metropolitan Area
• Matamoros—Brownsville Metropolitan Area

References

1. "La Zona Metropolitana de Tampico, Cd. Madero y Altamira". Tamaulipas. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
2. "Where is Tampico". Tampicos.com via internet archive. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
3. "Municipio de Ciudad Madero". Gobierno de Tamaulipas. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
4. "Tampico tiene 6 mil personas menos: INEGI". Milenio Noticias. 2010-12-13. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17.