Municipalities of Tamaulipas

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Map of Mexico with Tamaulipas highlighted

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 Template:Nts inhabitants and the sixth largest by land area spanning .

Municipalities in Tamaulipas are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. 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). 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. 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.

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. The largest municipality by land area is San Fernando which spans , and the smallest is Ciudad Madero with . The newest municipality is Río Bravo, established in 1961.

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.

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Name	Municipal seat	Population (2020)	Population (2010)	Change	Land area		Population density (2020)	Incorporation date
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Abasolo	Abasolo	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Aldama	Aldama	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Altamira	Altamira	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Antiguo Morelos	Antiguo Morelos	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Burgos	Burgos	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Bustamante	Bustamante	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Camargo	Ciudad Camargo	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Casas	Casas	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ciudad Madero	Ciudad Madero	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Cruillas	Cruillas	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Gómez Farías	Gómez Farías	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
González	González	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Güémez	Güémez	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Guerrero	Nueva Ciudad Guerrero	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz	Gustavo Díaz Ordaz	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Hidalgo	Villa de Hidalgo	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Juamave	Juamave	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Jiménez	Santander Jiménez	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Llera	Llera	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Mainero	Villa Mainero	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
El Mante	Ciudad Mante	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Matamoros	Matamoros	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Méndez	Méndez	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Mier	Ciudad Mier	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Miguel Alemán	Ciudad Miguel Alemán	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Miquihuana	Miquihuana	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Nuevo Laredo	Nuevo Laredo	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Nuevo Morelos	Nuevo Morelos	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Ocampo	Ocampo	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Padilla	Nuevo Padilla	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Palmillas	Villa de Palmillas	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Reynosa	Reynosa	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Río Bravo	Río Bravo	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Carlos	San Carlos	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Fernando	San Fernando	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
San Nicolás	San Nicolás	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Soto la Marina	Villa Soto la Marina	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tampico	Tampico	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tula	Tula	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Valle Hermoso	Valle Hermoso	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Victoria	Ciudad VictoriaTemplate:Dagger	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Villagrán	Villagrán	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Xicoténcatl	Xicoténcatl	Template:Change		Template:Pop density	Template:Dts
Tamaulipas	—	Template:Change	Template:Nts		Template:Pop density	—
Mexico	—	Template:Change	Template:Nts		Template:Pop density	—

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