Map of Cárdenas, Tabasco, Mexico

Cárdenas is a city in Tabasco, Mexico, with a population of about 91,558. It lies at 18.0013°N, 93.3756°W. Cárdenas is about 626 km (389 mi) east of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Comalcalco, 33 km to the northeast.

Cárdenas at a glance

Where is Cárdenas?

• The 2nd largest city in Tabasco on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 03 min on the shortest day to 13 h 13 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Cárdenas

• Comalcalco — 33 km northeast
• Villahermosa — 47 km east
• Paraiso — 48 km north
• Las Choapas — 77 km west
• Agua Dulce — 83 km west
• Coatzacoalcos — 114 km west
• Minatitlán — 125 km west
• Ocozocoautla de Espinosa — 138 km south
• Tuxtla — 141 km south
• Chiapa de Corzo — 149 km south

Largest cities in Tabasco

• Villahermosa — 353,577
• Paraiso — 86,632
• Comalcalco — 41,458

Largest cities in Mexico

• Mexico City — 12,294,193
• Tijuana — 1,922,523
• Iztapalapa — 1,835,486
• Puebla — 1,692,181
• Ecatepec de Morelos — 1,645,352
• Santiago de Querétaro — 1,594,212
• León de los Aldama — 1,579,803
• Ciudad Juárez — 1,512,450
• Zapopan — 1,476,491
• Guadalajara — 1,385,629

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Other places named Cárdenas

• Cárdenas — Matanzas Province, Cuba

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.