Ciudad Madero, Tampico

#2 among attractions in Tampico

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Ciudad Madero is a coastal city, located in southeast Tamaulipas in the Gulf of Mexico. 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 the city is the third-largest in the Tampico metropolitan area. It is also an important center of oil refining in Mexico. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 22°15'53"N, 97°50'0"W

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Ciudad Madero – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tampico Bridge, Las Flores Archaeological Site, Tampico Mexico Temple, Plaza Gobernadores.

2.5 miS
Bridge
Tampico Bridge, Tampico
64 min walk • The Tampico Bridge is a vehicular cable-stayed bridge connecting the Mexican states of Tamaulipas and Veracruz in eastern Mexico.
3 miW
Climbing, Archaeological site
Las Flores Archaeological Site, Tampico
76 min walk • Las Flores is an archaeological site pertaining to the Huastec civilization in the city of Tampico, Tamaulipas in Mexico.
1.6 miSW
Temple
Tampico Mexico Temple, Tampico
42 min walk • The Tampico Mexico Temple is the 83rd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
2.5 miNE
22°17'11"N • 97°48'9"W
Plaza Gobernadores, Tampico
64 min walk • Park
1.5 miNW
Football, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Estadio Tamaulipas, Tampico
40 min walk • The Estadio Tamaulipas is a football stadium in the southern portion of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, serving as the home of Tampico Madero F.C. It sits across two municipalities, Tampico and Ciudad Madero, and has a capacity of 19,667. The center line of the stadium sits on the municipal boundary.
1.1 miSW
Universities and schools
Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero, Tampico
28 min walk • Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero is a technological institute in Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Commonly abbreviated as ITCM. ITCM is part of the Mexican public education system and offers several careers mainly related to the industrial needs of the region.
5.1 miNW
Universities and schools
Tamaulipas Institute of Higher Education
129 min walk • The Tamaulipas Institute of Higher Education, or IEST for its acronym in Spanish, is a private university in Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico founded in 1974.
2.8 miNW
Universities and schools
Universidad del Noreste, Tampico
72 min walk • The Universidad del Noreste, is a private Mexican university founded in 1970; it was the first private institution of higher education established in the state of Tamaulipas. UNE is located in Tampico.