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  Matamoros
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| Coordinates: 25°52′47″N 97°30′15″W / 25.87972°N 97.50417°W | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| State |  Tamaulipas |
| Municipality |  Matamoros Municipality |
| Settled | 1826 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Presidente Municipal |
| - Presidente Municipal | Erick Silva Santos |
| Elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 422,711 |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CST (UTC-5) |
| Codigo Postal | 87300 |
| Area code(s) | +52-868 |
| Airport | General Servando Canales International Airport |
| Website | matamoros.gob.mx |
Matamoros, formally Heroica Matamoros, is a city in the northeast of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located at 25°52′N 97°30′W / 25.867°N 97.5°W, across the Rio Grande from Brownsville in the U.S. state of Texas. In the 2005 census the city of Matamoros had a population of 422,711.
Matamoros is about 621 miles away from Mexico City and 354 miles from Houston, Texas, USA. The city, known originally as "Villa del Refugio", was renamed for Independence War hero Mariano Matamoros in the early 19th century. The city also holds the "H" for "Heroic" or "Heroica" before the name because the city was defended from invaders trying to take it over.
Contents |
 The Great Gate into Mexico Monument |
 Matamoros Catholic Cathedral |
 Olympic Culture Center |
 Bagdad Beach in Matamoros Municipality |
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   | Administración Municipal de Matamoros - Gobierno Municipal de Matamoros | Administración 2008 - 2010 :: Gobierno de Resultados |
| | Enterate Norte - EnterateNorte.com :: Tu forma de vivir la vida, en linea |
| | MATAMOROS :: La Gran Puerta de México - .: MATAMOROS :. La Gran Puerta de México |
| | Casamata Museum - MUSEO FUERTE CASAMATA :: MATAMOROS TAMAULIPAS MEXICO |
| | Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico :: Matamoros Chapter - CCCM :: Matamoros - Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico :: Matamoros Chapter |
| | Universidad ICN - universidadicn.edu.mx |
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