Tamaulipas

Tamaulipas is a state in the northeast of Mexico. About 3,025,000 people live there. Its capital is called Ciudad Victoria.

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Location within Mexico
Coordinates: 24.2872°N 98.5633°W / 24.2872; -98.5633
Country	Mexico
Capital	Victoria
Municipalities	43
Largest City	Tampico
Government
• Governor	Eugenio Hernández Flores (PRI)
• Federal Deputies	PAN:5 PRI:3
• Federal Senators	PAN:2 PRI:1
Area Ranked 7th
• Total	79,384 km2 (30,650 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	3,024,238 (Ranked 13th)
• Demonym	Tamaulipeco
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
HDI (2004)	0.8111 - high Ranked 11th
ISO 3166-2	MX-TAM
Postal abbr.	Tamps.
Website	Tamaulipas state government

Tamaulipas Media

• Tamaulipas in Mexico, 1824

• Cerros Sierra Madre Oriental.jpg

  Cerros de la Sierra Madre Oriental en el Campo Militar del 77 batallón de Infanteria en Ciudad Victoria

• Entrada al Puerto de Tampico México.JPG

  Puerto de Tampico México.

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  Rio Grande c. 4.8 kilometres (3 mi) southeast of Falcon Reservoir, Municipality of Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico (August 2007)

• Thornscrub south of Reynosa, Municipality of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico (13 August 2007).jpg

  Thornscrub south of Reynosa, Municipality of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico (August 2007)

• Grassland habitat on the road to Mezquital, Municipality of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico (18 March 2009).jpg

  Grassland habitat on the road to Mezquital, Municipality of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico (March 2009)

• Rio Sabinas, Municipality of Gómez Farías, Tamaulipas, Mexico (15 April 2001).jpg

  Dawn on the Rio Sabinas near Highway 85, Municipality of Gómez Farías, Tamaulipas, Mexico (April 2001)

• El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Municipality of Gómez Farías, Tamaulipas, Mexico (16 April 2001).jpg

  Road into the cloud forest of El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Municipality of Gómez Farías, Tamaulipas, Mexico (April 2001)

• Cloud forest vegetation in El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, 24 September 2003.jpg

  Lush cloud forest vegetation and waterfall in El Cielo Biosphere Reserve (August 2004).

• Cloud forest road in El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, 24 September 2003.jpg

  The few roads in the cloud forest of El Cielo Biosphere Reserve are suitable for four-wheel drive vehicles only (August 2004).