Map of Ciudad Madero, Mexico

Ciudad Madero is a city in Tamaulipas, Mexico, with a population of about 197,216. It lies at 22.2723°N, 97.8362°W. Ciudad Madero is about 344 km (213 mi) northeast of Mexico City, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tampico, 5 km to the west.

Ciudad Madero at a glance

Where is Ciudad Madero?

• The 6th largest city in Tamaulipas on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 46 min on the shortest day to 13 h 30 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ciudad Madero

• Tampico — 5 km west
• Miramar — 12 km northwest
• Altamira — 17 km northwest
• Pánuco — 43 km southwest
• Ciudad Valles — 125 km west
• Ciudad Mante — 128 km northwest
• Huejutla de Reyes — 140 km southwest
• Túxpam de Rodríguez Cano — 153 km south
• Poza Rica de Hidalgo — 197 km south
• Coatzintla — 202 km south

Largest cities in Tamaulipas

• Reynosa — 589,466
• Heroica Matamoros — 510,739
• Nuevo Laredo — 416,055
• Ciudad Victoria — 332,100
• Tampico — 309,003
• Miramar — 118,614
• Ciudad Río Bravo — 95,647
• Ciudad Mante — 84,787
• Altamira — 59,536
• Valle Hermoso — 48,918

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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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.