Miramar, Tamaulipas
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Miramar | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Miramar | |
  Miramar Location in Mexico  Miramar Miramar (Mexico) | |
| Coordinates: 22°20′15″N 97°52′10″W / 22.33750°N 97.86944°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Tamaulipas |
| Municipality | Altamira |
| Settled | May 2, 1749 |
| Government | |
| • Presidente Municipal | Pedro Carrillo Estrada (PRI) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
• City | 118,614 |
| • Metro | 859,419 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| Codigo Postal | 89600 |
| Area code | 833 |
| Website | Municipio de Altamira |
Miramar is a city near the southeastern tip of the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico. It is the largest city in the municipality of Altamira and third largest of the Tampico Metropolitan Area. It has 161,820 inhabitants according to the official 2020 INEGI count, making it the largest locality in the municipality. It is the seventh-largest community in the state, having passed Río Bravo since the previous census.[1]
The city of Miramar is located in the south of the state of Tamaulipas, within the municipality of Altamira. Its coordinates are 22°21′03″N 97°52′57″W, and it has an average elevation of 11 meters above sea level. It is entirely conurbated with the cities of Tampico and Ciudad Madero to the south and with the city of Altamira to the north. On its outskirts, to the west is the Miralta Lagoon, and to the east are the Miramar Lagoon and the "El Gringo" Lagoon.
Climate
Miramar, like the entire municipality of Altamira, has a tropical subhumid climate. It has an average annual temperature of 24.5 °C and an average precipitation of 976.3 millimeters.[2]
