Time zone CST (UTC-6) Local time Sunday 10:40 PM | Settled May 2, 1949 Codigo Postal 89600 Area code 833 | |
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Weather 23°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 82% Humidity Colleges and Universities Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Tampico | ||
Altamira is a port city on the Gulf of Mexico and is located near the southeastern tip of the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico. It is the second-largest city in the municipality of Altamira. To the south is Tampico, Mexico, also in this state.
Map of Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico
The city is part of the Tampico Metropolitan Area. Its port business is mostly containerized cargo for ocean-going ships. According to the INEGI 2010 census, the city has a population of 59,536, the tenth-largest in the state.
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Altamira, Tamaulipas Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA