Ciudad Madero

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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.
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 22°14′51″N 97°50′15″W / 22.24750°N 97.83750°W / 22.24750; -97.83750
Country	Mexico
State	Tamaulipas
Municipality	Ciudad Madero
Foundation	1 May 1924
Founded by	Doña Cecilia Villarreal
Government
• Mayor	Adrian Oseguera Kernion MORENA
Area
• Total	46.6 km2 (18.0 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2015)
• Total	209,175
Demonym	Maderense
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
Website	www.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.