Ciudad Madero

Ciudad Madero is a coastal city located on the Gulf of Mexico in the southeast of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. 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.

For the city in Argentina, see Ciudad Madero, Buenos Aires.
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas
City
Ciudad Madero
Top to the left: Downtown, Miramar Beach Breakwater, Francisco I. Madero Refinery, Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Church, Tamaulipas Stadium.
Top to the left: Downtown, Miramar Beach Breakwater, Francisco I. Madero Refinery, Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Church, Tamaulipas Stadium.
Coat of arms of Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas
Coat of arms
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas is located in Tamaulipas
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas is located in Mexico
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas
Coordinates: 22°15′N 97°50′W
Country Mexico
State Tamaulipas
MunicipalityCiudad Madero
FoundationMay 1, 1924
Founded byDoña Cecilia Villarreal
Government
 • MayorAdrian Oseguera Kernion
MORENA
Area
 • Total46.6 km2 (18.0 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total209,175
DemonymMaderense
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
Websitewww.ciudadmadero.gob.mx

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 Near the beach there is a lighthouse, named "Faro de Ciudad Madero" - although this has been replaced by a red beacon light atop a small tower, to guide approaching ships in to the channel of the Río Pánuco.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.

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

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