Ciudad Madero

Ciudad Madero
City
Ciudad Madero
Top to the left: Downtown, Miramar Beach Breakwater, Francisco I. Madero Refinery, Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Church, and Tamaulipas Stadium.
Top to the left: Downtown, Miramar Beach Breakwater, Francisco I. Madero Refinery, Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Church, and Tamaulipas Stadium.
Coat of arms of Ciudad Madero
Ciudad Madero is located in Tamaulipas
Ciudad Madero
Ciudad Madero
Ciudad Madero is located in Mexico
Ciudad Madero
Ciudad Madero
Coordinates: 22°14′51″N 97°50′15″W / 22.24750°N 97.83750°W / 22.24750; -97.83750
Country Mexico
State Tamaulipas
MunicipalityCiudad Madero
Foundation1 May 1924
Founded byDoña Cecilia Villarreal
Government
 • MayorAdrian Oseguera Kernion
MORENA
Area
 • Total46.6 km2 (18.0 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total209,175
DemonymMaderense
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
Websitewww.ciudadmadero.gob.mx

Ciudad Madero is a coastal city located on the Gulf of Mexico in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Lying within the metropolitan area of Tampico, 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 for oil refining.