Altamira is a

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in the Mexican state of

Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...

. It is located immediately to the north of the municipalities of

Tampico Tampico is a city and port in the southeastern part of the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is located on the north bank of the Pánuco River, about inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and directly north of the state of Veracruz. Tampico is the fifth ...

and Ciudad Madero, at the southern tip of the state of

, on the

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. Additionally, it borders the municipalities of González on the west and Aldama on the north, as well as Pánuco in the state of

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on the southeast. ''Altamira'' can also refer to the city, founded in 1749, that is its municipal seat and second-largest community. The municipality is primarily made up of the cities of Miramar and Altamira, in addition to many smaller outlying towns such as

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. The municipality has a total area of 1,666.53 km² (643.45 sq mi). According to the INEGI 2010 census, the municipality has a population of 212,001 people. The city of Miramar had a population of 118,614 and the city of

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had a population of 59,536. The municipality is the industrial and port center for the region; although the Tampico docks on the

Pánuco River The Pánuco River ( es, Río Pánuco, ), also known as the ''Río de Canoas'', is a river in Mexico fed by several tributaries including the Moctezuma River and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. The river is approximately long and passes throu ...

are used for loose cargo, the Port of Altamira handles all the containerised cargos. Altamira's advantage is having a sea Port with a great territorial reserve of approximately 9500 hectares. Altamira has land and rail connections to connect all companies with the main consumer markets and production hubs in Mexico, highlighting the northeastern zone, which includes the states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo León and Coahuila. Because of its privileged geographical location, the Port of Altamira is easily accessible to the world's main shipping lines, enabling it to reach any market in every continent. The Port of Altamira was conceived under the Industrial Port Model; this means an industrial Park with its own Port. This situation results in multiple advantages for investors, since there is enough space and capacity to develop many industries which will have a nearby sea port available. Businesses can make their logistic processes more efficient, resulting in economic benefits. A large industrial sector, mainly involved in petro-chemicals, provides much employment and tax revenue; it includes foreign companies such as

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, POSCO, etc. The state is trying to encourage construction of a new oil refinery for further integration. In 2014 President Pena announced that Mexico was ending its monopoly and opening oil and gas exploration to private companies; he hopes to stimulate both large and small-scale projects.

Education

Tamaulipas Institute of Higher Education ) , established = 1974 , type = Private , rector = Gloria Laura Septién Crespo , faculty = , students = , undergrad = , postgrad = , city = Altamira , state = Tamaulipas , country = Mexico , campus ...

References

Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005
INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
Tamaulipas
Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México {{coord, 22.396, N, 97.937, W, display=title, source:eswiki Municipalities of Tamaulipas