Heroica Matamoros

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The town of Heroica Matamoros belongs to the municipality of Matamoros (State of Tamaulipas). There are 510,739 inhabitants and it is 9 meters altitude. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #1 of the ranking.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In Heroica Matamoros, 27% of individuals have completed secondary education and 36% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

#1 Where is Heroica Matamoros? How to go? Map

What is the route to get to Heroica Matamoros (Tamaulipas)? Find out on this map the access to this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in and out to the icon Map marker

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#2 The population of Heroica Matamoros (Tamaulipas) is 510,739 inhabitants

Population data in Heroica Matamoros
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020259229251510510739
2010228809221006449815
2005216023206688422711
Evolution of the population in Heroica Matamoros: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in Heroica Matamoros:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):1.981.52
Population coming from outside the State of Tamaulipas:20.70%23.80%
Illiterate population:1.48%1.77%
Illiterate population (men):0.67%1.52%
Illiterate population (women):0.81%2.01%
Schooling level:10.069.25
Schooling level (men):10.149.41
Schooling level (women):9.999.10
Indigenous culture data in Heroica Matamoros:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:2.15%2.15%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.77%0.85%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of Heroica Matamoros, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Tamaulipas, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in Heroica Matamoros:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:49.53%38.76%
Employed population over 12 years (men):58.39%50.28%
Employed population over 12 years (women):40.94%27.63%
Number of inhabited private housings:150,228160,546
Homes with electricity:99.11%97.61%
Homes with piped water:98.50%95.73%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:97.56%97.90%
Homes with a radio:60.20%81.70%
Homes with a television:93.95%95.62%
Homes with a refrigerator:94.49%91.23%
Homes with a washing machine:69.64%67.51%
Homes with a car:64.09%59.64%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:36.22%29.97%
Homes with landline telephone:41.75%40.80%
Homes with cell phones:93.57%78.72%
Homes with Internet:58.73%23.61%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in Heroica Matamoros (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Tamaulipas, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of Heroica Matamoros

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#4 What to do in Heroica Matamoros

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#5 Population pyramid of Heroica Matamoros (Tamaulipas)

In Heroica Matamoros there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of Heroica Matamoros, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.

Data of the age pyramid of the town Heroica Matamoros (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)24,64025,10149,741
Youth (6-14 years)39,01940,80379,822
Adults (15-59 years)168,037163,146331,183
Elderly (60+ years)27,53322,46049,993

#6 Pictures of Heroica Matamoros

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#13 Other towns in the Municipality of Matamoros

  1. Campamento la Noria (3 inhabitants)
  2. Cinco de Mayo (252 inhabitants)
  3. El Alto Mando (1 inhabitants)
  4. El Ciruelo (Abel García Balderas) (- inhabitants)
  5. Isla el Ramireño (4 inhabitants)
  6. El Saucito (6 inhabitants)
  7. Iglesia Milagros en Acción (Benjamín Vela) (3 inhabitants)
  8. La Ermita (4 inhabitants)
  9. La Escondida (- inhabitants)
  10. Loma el Perrito (1 inhabitants)
  11. Los Nogales (Víctor Perales) (5 inhabitants)
  12. Palo Blanco (149 inhabitants)
  13. Palo Blanco (7 inhabitants)
  14. San Miguel del Chapeño (- inhabitants)
  15. Venancia Vázquez (5 inhabitants)