| Official Name: | Minatitlán |
| Settlement Type: | City and municipal seat |
| Nickname: | Tierra de Flechadores (Land of the Archers) |
| Image Blank Emblem: | Escudomina.png |
| Blank Emblem Type: | Shield |
| Blank Emblem Alt: | Shield of Minatitlán |
| Image Map1: | Mexico map, MX-VER.svg --> |
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| Map Caption1: | Location of the state within Mexico --> |
| Map Alt1: | Location of Veracruz within Mexico --> |
| Pushpin Map: | Mexico Veracruz#Mexico |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Mexico |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Veracruz |
| Subdivision Type2: | City and Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Minatitlán |
| Total Type: | Municipio |
| Leader Title: | Presidente Municipal |
| Leader Name: | Leopoldo Torres García (PRI) |
| Founder: | Tadeo Ortiz de Ayala |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1826[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 4124 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 356020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Minatitleco, Minatitlense |
| Timezone: | Central Standard Time |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 17.9833°N -127°W |
| Elevation M: | 20 |
| Area Code: | 922 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 96700 - 96927 |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Airport |
| Blank Info Sec2: | Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos National Airport |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | IATA Code |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | ICAO Code |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | MMMT |
Minatitlán is a city in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, in the Olmeca region, to the north of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, along the Coatzacoalcos River.
In 2010 the greater metropolitan area had a population of 356,020.[2]
Minatitlán is home to the Refinería Gral. Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (now named for President Lázaro Cárdenas) a 1906 oil refinery that was the first such facility built in Latin America.[3] The refinery underwent an expansion that started in 2003 to bring the capacity of the plant up to 240,000 barrels per day, up from its previous capacity of 185,000 barrels per day.[4] [5]
It is a sister city of Minatitlán, in the state of Colima, on the other side of the country.The local economy is largely dependent on the oil industry and trade.
The Feria del Café y Minería (Coffee and Mining Fair) is held each year in January.[6]
Minatitlán/Coatzacoalcos National Airport, located in Cosoleacaque, serves Minatitlán.[7] Mexican Federal Highways 145D, 150, 172, 185 pass through Minatitlán. A cable stayed bridge known as Puente Coatza II or Puente Antonio Dovalí Jaime was built to carry Highway 150 over the Coatzacoalcos River. It was constructed starting in 1979 and was opened by president Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado on 17 October 1984.[8] Coatza II has a center span of 288m (945feet) and an overall length of 698.25m (2,290.85feet).[9]
The Petroleros de Minatitlán (Minatitlán Oilers) play baseball in the Mexican League. The Gavilanes de Minatitlán (Minatitlán Hawks) play in the Veracruz Winter League. Both teams' homefield is the Parque 18 de marzo de 1938.
The city is located in the Olmec region of the state and the north of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
The municipality covers an area of 4123.91km2 and includes many small outlying communities.
Much of the city sits on reclaimed wetlands, and many new homes built on this reclaimed land have a tendency to sink up to several meters before settling. Much of the surrounding undeveloped land is marshy, especially towards the northeast direction of Coatzacoalcos.