Altamira is a port city on the Gulf of Mexico and is located near the southeastern tip of the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico.

The city is part of the Tampico Metropolitan Area.

Its port business is mostly containerized cargo for ocean-going ships.

According to the INEGI 2010 census, the city has a population of 59,536, the tenth-largest in the state.

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