Ciudad Madero Explained

Ciudad Madero
Official Name:Ciudad Madero
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Mexico Tamaulipas#Mexico
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Mexico
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ciudad Madero
Established Title:Foundation
Established Date:1 May 1924
Founder:Doña Cecilia Villarreal
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Adrian Oseguera Kernion
MORENA
Area Total Km2:46.6
Elevation M:8
Population Total:209,175
Population As Of:2015
Population Demonym:Maderense
Timezone:Central
Utc Offset:−6
Postal Code:89400

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.

History

On 1 May 1924, the provisional governor, Candelario Garza, officially declared Madero a municipality.

Buildings

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 Near the beach there is a lighthouse, named "Faro de Ciudad Madero" – although this has been replaced by a red beacon light atop a small tower, to guide approaching ships in to the channel of the Río Pánuco.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.

At the the roof collapsed during a baptism ceremony on 1 October 2023. Ten people were killed and over 60 were injured.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mexico church roof collapses during baptism killing at least 10 people . 3 October 2023 . Al Jazeera . en . 3 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231003014651/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/2/mexico-church-roof-collapses-during-baptism-killing-at-least-10-people . live .