Ciudad Madero facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas
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Top to the left: Downtown, Miramar Beach Breakwater, Francisco I. Madero Refinery, Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Church, Tamaulipas Stadium.
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 Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas
Location in Mexico
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| Country |  Mexico |
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| State |  Tamaulipas |
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| Municipality | Ciudad Madero | |
| Foundation | May 1, 1924 | |
| Founded by | Doña Cecilia Villarreal | |
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| • Total | 46.6 km2 (18.0 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) | |
| Population
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| • Total | 209,175 | |
| Demonym(s) | Maderense | |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) | |
Ciudad Madero is a coastal city, located in southeast of the Mexican state of 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 (46.6 km2) the city is the third-largest in the Tampico metropolitan area. It is also an important center of oil refining in Mexico.
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 Near the beach there is a lighthouse, named "Faro de Ciudad Madero" - although this has been replaced by a red beacon light atop a small tower, to guide approaching ships in to the channel of the Río Pánuco.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.
See also
In Spanish: Ciudad Madero para niños
