Tampico, Mexico

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Tampico, Mexico is a major port city on the Gulf of Mexico in the state of Tamaulipas, known historically for its oil industry and commercial significance.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Tampico 6
Port of Tampico 3
Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
port city
climate tropical savanna climate
connectedTo Altamira, Tamaulipas
Ciudad Madero
country Mexico
crossedByRiver Pánuco River
elevationAboveSeaLevel 10
governedBy municipal president of Tampico
hasAirport General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport
hasAverageAnnualTemperature ~25°C
hasCoordinateLatitude 22.255
hasCoordinateLongitude -97.868
hasCulturalAttraction Carpenter Lagoon
Historic center of Tampico
Plaza de Armas de Tampico
hasDemonym tampiqueño
hasHigherEducationInstitution Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Madero (metropolitan area)
Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas (campus Tampico)
hasHistoricalEvent U.S. occupation of Veracruz–Tampico region in 1914 context
major oil development in 1910s
hasMunicipalStatus municipality
hasPopulation ~300000
hasPort Tampico, Mexico self-linksurface differs
surface form: Port of Tampico
hasPortFunction commercial shipping
general cargo handling
oil export
hasSportsTeam C.F. Tampico Madero
historicallyKnownFor oil boom in early 20th century
isPartOf Huasteca Potosina
surface form: Huasteca region
isSeatOf Tampico Municipality
locatedIn Tamaulipas
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time

Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
locatedOnBodyOfWater Gulf of Mexico
nearRiver Tamesí River
officialLanguage Spanish
portType seaport
postalCodeRange 89000–89499
primaryEconomicActivity commerce
oil industry
petrochemicals
port services
tourism
primaryReligion Roman Catholicism
roadConnection Mexican Federal Highway 180
Mexican Federal Highway 70
subjectTo hurricanes
tropical storms

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Tamaulipas containsCity Tampico, Mexico
this entity surface form: Tampico
Tamaulipas containsPort Tampico, Mexico
this entity surface form: Port of Tampico
TAR Aerolíneas focusCity Tampico, Mexico
this entity surface form: Tampico
eastern Mexico hasMajorCity Tampico, Mexico
subject surface form: Eastern Mexico
this entity surface form: Tampico
Pánuco River basin hasMouthNear Tampico, Mexico
this entity surface form: Tampico
Pánuco River basin hasOutletCity Tampico, Mexico
this entity surface form: Tampico
eastern Mexico hasPort Tampico, Mexico
subject surface form: Eastern Mexico
this entity surface form: Port of Tampico
Tampico, Mexico hasPort Tampico, Mexico self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Port of Tampico
subject surface form: Tampico, Illinois
Linda Christian placeOfBirth Tampico, Mexico
this entity surface form: Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
this entity surface form: Tampico