[1] Additionally, within the municipal area, a portion of 23,124 hectares (57,140 acres) (equivalent to 231 square kilometers) is encompassed by the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve.

[2] In 1749, a settlement was established on the site of Gómez Farías to concentrate the semi-nomadic indigenous peoples of the area into a single community.

[1] Most of the State of Tamaulipas is semi-arid and typically covered in a thorny scrub vegetation called Tamaulipan Mezquital.

Gómez Farías and a few other areas on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Madre Oriental are the exception, with high precipitation and luxuriant vegetation.

Gómez Farías attracts a sizable number of tourists, including bird watchers and botanists, to the El Cielo Biosphere Reserve and scenic areas along the Sabinas and Frio rivers.