This article is about a city in
Mexico. For the village in the
U.S. state of Illinois see
Tampico, Illinois. For the aircraft, see
Socata TB-9.Tampico, located at , is the main city in the
state of
Tamaulipas,
Mexico, and the Mexican
Gulf's main economic powerhouse. The city lies in a rich petroleum-producing region; it is a chief commercial center of northeastern
Mexico and one of the most important seaports of the country. Although oil is the largest export of the port of Tampico, it also is a major exporter of silver, copper, lumber, wool, hemp, and other agricultural products. Containerised cargo, however, is mainly dealt with at the nearby ocean port of
Altamira.
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