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Municipalities of Tamaulipas

Municipalities of Tamaulipas

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Tamaulipas is a state in Northeast Mexico that is divided into 43 municipalities. According to the 2020 Mexican census, it is the fourteenth most populated state with 3,527,735 inhabitants and the sixth largest by land area spanning 80,249.3 square kilometres (30,984.4 sq mi).[1][2]

Map of Mexico with Tamaulipas highlighted
Map of Tamaulipas municipalities

Municipalities in Tamaulipas are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico.[3] Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos).[4] Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries.[5] They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.[5]

The largest municipality by population is Reynosa, with 704,767 residents (19.97% of the state population), while the smallest is San Nicolás with 926 residents.[1] The largest municipality by land area is San Fernando which spans 6,918.80 km2 (2,671.36 sq mi), and the smallest is Ciudad Madero with 48.40 km2 (18.69 sq mi).[2] The newest municipality is Río Bravo, established in 1961.[6]

Municipalities

  • Largest municipalities in Tamaulipas by population
  • Cultural Park, Reynosa
    Reynosa, largest municipality by population in Tamaulipas.
  • City Hall, Matamoros
    Matamoros, second largest municipality by population.
  • Bicentennial Park, Ciudad Victoria
    Victoria, fourth largest municipality by population.
  • Main Square, Tampico
    Tampico, fifth largest municipality by population.

†  State capital

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Notes

  1. Abasolo was originally incorporated as Santillana, changing its name to Abasolia on October 27, 1828 and to the current one on June 2, 1894.[6]
  2. Aldama was originally incorporated as Presas, changing its name on November 25, 1828.[6]
  3. Antiguo Morelos was originally incorporated as Baltazar, changing its name to Morelos on November 27, 1828 and to the current one on October 30, 1918.[6]
  4. Bustamante was originally incorporated as Real de Infantes, changing its name to Mineral de Bustamante on November 27, 1828 and to the current one on October 30, 1918.[6]
  5. Casas was originally incorporated as Croix, changing its name on October 31, 1827.[6]
  6. Ciudad Madero was originally incorporated as Villa de Cecilia, changing its name on December 13, 1930.[6]
  7. González was originally incorporated as Horcasitas, changing its name to Magiscatzin on November 27, 1828 and to the current one on October 8, 1927.[6]
  8. Guerrero was originally incorporated as Revilla, changing its name on November 12, 1827.[6]
  9. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz was originally incorporated as San Miguel de Camargo, changing its name on April 24, 1968.[6]
  10. Hidalgo was originally incorporated as Hoyos, changing its name on July 21, 1838.[6]
  11. Jiménez was originally incorporated as Santander, changing its name on July 21, 1838.[6]
  12. El Mante was originally incorporated as Villa de Quintero, changing its name to Juárez on April 23, 1921 and to the current one on May 16, 1942.[6]
  13. Matamoros was originally incorporated as Refugio, changing its name on May 14, 1834.[6]
  14. Méndez was originally incorporated as Villa de Las Lajas, changing its name on June 23, 1880.[6]
  15. Nuevo Laredo was originally incorporated as Laredo, changing its name on May 24, 1876.[6]
  16. Ocampo was originally incorporated as Santa Bárbara, changing its name on May 16, 1898.[6]
  17. Victoria was originally incorporated as Aguayo, changing its name on April 20, 1825.[6]
  18. Villagrán was originally incorporated as Cerro de Santiago, changing its name to Mineral de Santa María de Villagrán on November 15, 1827 and to the current one on October 30, 1918.[6]
  19. Xicoténcatl was originally incorporated as Escandón, changing its name on October 27, 1828.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "México en cifras - Medio Ambiente" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos". Article 115, of 1917 (in Spanish). Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. [4]
    OECD (November 12, 2004). New Forms of Governance for Economic Development. OECD Publishing. p. 121. ISBN 9264015329.
  5. [5]
    International Business Publications (2009). Mexico Company Laws and Regulations Handbook. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4330-7030-3. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. [6]
    Estado de Tamaulipas División Territorial de 1810 a 1995 (PDF) (in Spanish). Mexico: INEGI. 1996. ISBN 970-13-1515-4.
  7. [7]
    "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2010 - SCITEL" (in Spanish). INEGI. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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