City profile · Mexico · North America
Altamira
City population
59,536
#199
in Mexico
#10
in Tamaulipas
#9,703
worldwide
22.393, -97.939 · 352 km from Mexico City
About Altamira
Altamira is a city in Tamaulipas, Mexico with a population of 59,536. It is the 199th largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, and the 9,703rd largest worldwide. It lies 352 km from Mexico City.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#10of 13
Coordinates
22.393, -97.939
Record updated
15 May 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 625 in MexicoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.