Ciudad Madero Explained

Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas
Official Name:Ciudad Madero
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Mexico Tamaulipas#Mexico
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:22.25°N -147°W
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
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. 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.

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 Near the beach there is a lighthouse, named "Faro de Ciudad Madero" – although this has been replaced by a red beacon light atop a small tower, to guide approaching ships in to the channel of the Río Pánuco.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