Tamaulipas

Tamaulipas is a state in the northeast of Mexico.

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Tamaulipas borders on the states of Veracruz to the south, San Luis Potos? to the southwest, and Nuevo Le?n to the west. To the east Tamaulipas fronts the Gulf of Mexico; to the north Tamaulipas stands on the U.S.-Mexico border, adjacent to the U.S. state of Texas. According to the 2000 census, Tamaulipas had a population of some 2,750,000 people.

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The capital of Tamaulipas is Cd. Victoria. Also in Tamaulipas are the cities of Altamira, Cd. Madero, Cd. Mante, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, and Tampico.

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