Tampico: facts

At a glance

• Country: Mexico
• Region: Tamaulipas
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 309,003
• Coordinates: 22.2852° N, 97.8778° W
• Time zone: America/Monterrey (UTC-06:00)
• Currency: Peso (MXN)
• Distance to the capital, Mexico City: 343 km (213 mi), straight line

Getting there

• General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport (TAM): 1.4 km (0.9 mi), straight line
• El Tajín National Airport (PAZ): 192 km (119 mi), straight line
• General Pedro Jose Mendez International Airport (CVM): 193 km (120 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Ciudad Madero: 6.0 km (3.7 mi)
• Miramar: 8.7 km (5.4 mi)
• Ciudad Cuauhtemoc: 12 km (7 mi)
• Altamira: 14 km (8 mi)
• Tampico Alto: 21 km (13 mi)

Things to see

• Campo Revolucion Verde de Tampico (park)
• Capilla Iglecia Santa Monica (place of worship)
• Casa de La Naturaleza (museum)
• Iglesia María Reyna (place of worship)
• Parroquia San Luis Gonzaga (church)
• Quiosco Revolucion Verde tampico (park)