The Metropolitan area of Tampico is the third most populous metropolitan area

Metropolitan area

The term metropolitan area refers to a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing. A metropolitan area usually encompasses multiple jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships,...

 in the state of Tamaulipas

Tamaulipas

Tamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...

, in the country of Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

. Its in-state metropolitan area of Tamaulipas

Tamaulipas

Tamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...

 counts with the municipalities of Tampico, Ciudad Madero

Ciudad Madero

Madero, formally Ciudad Madero, is a city and its coextensive municipality in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. The city is located at 22.27°N, 97.83°W in the extreme southeastern part of the state, on the Gulf of Mexico, just north and east of Tampico but still on the banks of the Río Pánuco, and...

, Altamira. On the other hand, the out-of-state cities include Pueblo Viejo

Pueblo Viejo (municipality)

Pueblo Viejo is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz.It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region.The municipal seat is the city of Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Veracruz.-Geography:...

 and Pánuco, from the state of Veracruz

Veracruz

Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...

.

The metropolitan area of Tampico

Tampico

Tampico is a city and port in the state of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, directly north across the border from Veracruz. Tampico is the third largest city in Tamaulipas, and counts with a population of 309,003. The Metropolitan area of...

 currently counts with a population of approximately 864,584 habitants.

In Tamaulipas

• Tampico: 309,003
• Ciudad Madero
  Ciudad Madero
  Madero, formally Ciudad Madero, is a city and its coextensive municipality in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. The city is located at 22.27°N, 97.83°W in the extreme southeastern part of the state, on the Gulf of Mexico, just north and east of Tampico but still on the banks of the Río Pánuco, and...
  
  : 197,216
• Altamira: 212,001

In Veracruz

• Pueblo Viejo
  Pueblo Viejo (municipality)
  Pueblo Viejo is one of the 212 municipalities of the Mexican state of Veracruz.It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region.The municipal seat is the city of Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Veracruz.-Geography:...
  
  : 55,358
• Pánuco: 91,006

See also

• Laredo – Nuevo Laredo
• Metropolitan areas of Mexico
  Metropolitan areas of Mexico
  Metropolitan areas in Mexico have been traditionally defined as the group of municipalities that heavily interact with each other, usually around a core city...
  
  
• Reynosa—McAllen Metropolitan Area
• Matamoros—Brownsville Metropolitan Area