TAMPICO

Tamaulipas · MEXICO (MX) · 22.29°N / 97.88°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 3,516,355

Tampico is a city in Mexico with a population of 309,003. It sits at 22.29/-97.88, runs on America/Monterrey, is 5 km from Ciudad Madero.

Population 309,003

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone America/Monterrey

All facts

fields

Country: Mexico
Subdivision: Tamaulipas
Coords: 22.29°N / 97.88°W
UTC offset: -6
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

SE Ciudad Madero Tamaulipas 197,216 5.9 km

SW Moralillo Veracruz 10,191 7.5 km

SE Primero de Mayo Veracruz 5,011 8.7 km

N Miramar Tamaulipas 118,614 8.7 km

S Anahuac Veracruz 14,116 9.4 km

SE Benito Juárez Veracruz 14,990 9.9 km

N La Pedrera Tamaulipas 1,104 11.9 km

S Ciudad Cuauhtémoc Veracruz 9,740 12.0 km

NW Altamira Tamaulipas 59,536 13.5 km

SW El Crucero (Estación Pedernales) Veracruz 657 13.9 km

Air access

nearby

TAM

General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport

Medium airport

1.4 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Tampico?: 309,003 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Tampico in?: America/Monterrey.
Which country is Tampico in?: Mexico (MX).
Which airport serves Tampico?: General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM).
How far is Tampico from Mexico City?: About 343 km.
Does Tampico have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Mexico?: Spanish; Castilian.
What currency is used in Mexico?: Mexican Peso.
How many cities are in Mexico?: 16,880 on record.
Which admin region is Tampico in?: Tamaulipas.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/3516355

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  "data": {
    "id": 3516355,
    "name": "Tampico",
    "ascii_name": "Tampico",
    "country_code": "MX",
    "population": 309003,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "America/Monterrey",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 22.28519,
    "longitude": -97.87777
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.6x the population of Ciudad Madero.
5 km from Ciudad Madero.
Same timezone (America/Monterrey) as 745 other cities in Mexico.