Municipalities of Tamaulipas

thumb|right|250px|alt=Tamaulipas is in the north-east corner of Mexico|Map of Mexico with Tamaulipas highlighted

Tamaulipas is a state in northeast Mexico that is divided into 43 municipalities. According to the 2020 INEGI census, it is the fourteenth most populated state with inhabitants and the sixth largest by land area spanning .

Municipalities in Tamaulipas are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president () by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council () responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (). Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.

Municipalities

File:Vista desde el tejado.jpeg|alt=A town square with a few trees and a flag pole with a Mexican flag from a high vantage point|Reynosa, largest municipality by population in Tamaulipas

File:Presidencia Municipal - Matamoros - Foto nocturna 2018.jpg|alt=A large rectangular city hall building taken at night|Matamoros, second largest municipality by population

File:Presidencia Municipal Edificio.jpg|alt=Municipal building in a Mexican style with a large flat entrance paved with stone|Nuevo Laredo is the third largest municipality by population.

Básilica y plaza.jpg|alt= A night street scene with a large church tower in the background and many flags on a pole for sale on the sidewalk in the foreground.|The fourth largest municipality by population is the state capital, Victoria.

File:Tampico, Centro Historico (12059306706).jpg|alt=Main town square with many trees in fenced off squares of grassy land with paved paths between them.|Tampico, fifth largest municipality by population

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