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Ciudad Victoria
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capital and largest city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas
Ciudad Victoria is the capital and largest city of Tamaulipas, a state in Mexico. As the state's primary urban center, it serves as the administrative and economic hub for the region.
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Mexico
- Located in
- Victoria Municipality
- Population
- 305155
- Area
- 188
- Elevation
- 318
- Capital of
- Victoria Municipality
- Official website
- www.ciudadvictoria.gob.mx
- Image
- Montaje de Victoria.jpg
- Dialing code
- 834
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- Commons category
- Ciudad Victoria
- topic's main category
- Category:Ciudad Victoria
- postal code
- 87000
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Ciudad Victoria
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Ciudad Victoria
- inception
- 1750-10-06
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Encyclopedic overview
Ciudad Victoria ( Spanish pronunciation: [sjuˈðað βiɣˈtoɾja] ) (English: Victoria City) is the seat of the Municipality of Victoria, and the capital of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located in the northeast of Mexico at the foot of the Sierra Madre Oriental. It borders the municipality of Güémez to the north, Llera to the south, Casas Municipality to the east, and the municipality of Jaumave to the west. The city is located 246 km (153 mi) from Monterrey and 319 km (198 mi) from the US - Mexico border. Ciudad Victoria is named after the first president of Mexico, Guadalupe Victoria.
In 1825 Ciudad Victoria became the state capital. It is home to higher education institutions such as the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas and the Technological Institute of Ciudad Victoria. General Pedro José Méndez International Airport is located on the outskirts of the city. As a state bureaucratic centre, it is the seat of the three political powers and has sites of tourist and cultural interest.
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