Pánuco River
The Pánuco River (Spanish: Río Pánuco) ( 'panuko ) is a river in Mexico fed by its tributary the Moctezuma River and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.
Latitude and longitude of Altamira
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Altamira is a municipality in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located immediately to the north of the municipalities of Tampico and Ciudad Madero, at the southern tip of the state of Tamaulipas, on the Gulf of Mexico. Additionally, it borders the municipalities of González on the west and Aldama on the north, as well as Pánuco in the state of Veracruz on the southeast. Altamira can also refer to the city, founded in 1749, that is its municipal seat and second-largest community. The municipality is primarily made up of the cities of Miramar and Altamira, in addition to many smaller outlying towns such as Cuauhtémoc.
Population: 54,954
Latitude: 22° 23' 31.74" N
Longitude: -97° 56' 19.21" W
Articles of interest in Altamira
11 Articles of interest near Altamira, Mexico
Show all articles in the mapGeneral Francisco Javier Mina International Airport
General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport or Tampico International Airport (IATA: TAM, ICAO: MMTM) is an international airport located at Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is named after General Francisco Javier Mina, a leader in Mexico's Wa…
Ciudad Madero
Madero, formally Ciudad Madero, is a city and its coextensive municipality in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. The city is located at 22.27°N, 97.83°W in the extreme southeastern part of the state, on the Gulf of Mexico, just north and east of Tampi…
Altamira Municipality, Tamaulipas
Altamira is a municipality in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located immediately to the north of the municipalities of Tampico and Ciudad Madero, at the southern tip of the state of Tamaulipas, on the Gulf of Mexico. Additionally, it borders…
Autonomous University of Tamaulipas
The Autonomous University of Tamaulipas (in Spanish: Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, UAT) is a Mexican public university based in Victoria, Tamaulipas.
Tampico Bridge
The Tampico Bridge (Spanish: Puente Tampico) is a vehicular cable-stayed bridge in Mexico, located on the Pánuco River in the city of Tampico, Tamaulipas, near to the Gulf of Mexico. The bridge has been in service since 1988 and was designed by Prof…
Miramar, Tamaulipas
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.
Tamaulipas Institute of Higher Education
The Tamaulipas Institute of Higher Education (Spanish: Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Tamaulipas), or IEST for its acronym in Spanish, is a private university in Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico founded in 1974. It is one of the most recognized uni…
Estadio Tamaulipas
The Estadio Tamaulipas is a football (soccer) stadium named after the state where the stadium is located.
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Tampico
The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Tampico Campus (in Spanish: Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Tampico) commonly shortened as Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Tampico or ITESM Campus Tampi…
Esteros
Esteros is a small town in the Altamira Municipality in Tamaulipas, Mexico.