Municipality in Tamaulipas, Mexico
Matamoros is a municipality located in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Its municipal seat is the City of Matamoros.
Towns and villages
The largest localities (cities, towns, and villages) are:[1]
Name |
2010 Census Population
|
Matamoros |
449,815
|
Ramírez |
3,743
|
El Control |
3,136
|
Las Higuerillas |
2,129
|
CEFERESO Número 3 |
2,082
|
Santa Adelaida |
1,754
|
Estación Sandoval |
1,146
|
El Galaneño |
1,057
|
Total Municipality |
489,193
|
Adjacent municipalities and counties
Government
Mayors and municipal presidents
Ruler
|
Term
|
Office
|
Notes
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Anastasio de Ayala[2]
|
1797–1799
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Mayor
|
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José Cayetano Girón
|
1800
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Intendant
|
|
Joséf de Gosearcochea
|
1801
|
Intendant
|
|
Vicente López de Heredia
|
1803
|
Intendant
|
|
José María Balli
|
1804
|
Intendant
|
|
Vicente López de Herrera
|
1805
|
Intendant
|
|
José de Jesús Solís
|
1806–1807
|
Intendant
|
|
Matías Morales
|
1808
|
Intendant
|
|
José Domingo de la Garza
|
1809–1810
|
Intendant
|
|
José de Jesús Solís
|
1811–1812
|
Intendant
|
|
José Marcelino Longoria
|
1813
|
Intendant
|
|
Felipe Roque de la Portilla
|
1814
|
Intendant
|
|
Blas María de la Garza
|
1815
|
Intendant
|
|
José Domingo de la Garza
|
1816
|
Intendant
|
|
Matías Morales
|
1817
|
Intendant
|
|
Ramón García
|
1818
|
Intendant
|
|
José Girón Girón
|
1819
|
Intendant
|
|
José de Jesús Solís
|
1820
|
Intendant
|
|
Juan José Chapa
|
1820
|
Intendant
|
|
Pedro José García
|
1821
|
Intendant
|
|
Domingo de la Garza
|
1822
|
Intendant
|
|
Andrés Saldaña
|
1823
|
Intendant
|
|
Juan B. García
|
1824
|
Intendant
|
|
José María Girón
|
1825
|
Intendant
|
|
José María Villarreal
|
1826
|
Prefect
|
|
Andrés Saldaña
|
1827
|
Prefect
|
|
Matías García
|
1828
|
Prefect
|
|
Domingo de la Garza
|
1829
|
Prefect
|
|
Manuel Galán
|
1830
|
Prefect
|
|
José María Villarreal
|
1831
|
Prefect
|
|
José María Girón
|
1832
|
Prefect
|
|
José Espiridión de la Rosa
|
1833
|
Prefect
|
|
Juan Longoria y Serna
|
1834
|
Prefect
|
|
Francisco García Treviño
|
1835
|
Prefect
|
|
Juan Nepomuceno Molano
|
1836
|
Prefect
|
|
José María Tovar
|
1837
|
Prefect
|
|
Constantino de Tavarna
|
1838
|
Prefect
|
|
Jorge López de Lara
|
1839
|
Prefect
|
|
Pedro de la Garza Treviño
|
1840
|
Prefect
|
|
Francisco Valdez
|
1841
|
Prefect
|
|
Victoriano T. Canales
|
1842
|
Prefect
|
|
Juan Longoria y Serna
|
1843
|
Prefect
|
|
Francisco Lojero
|
1844
|
Prefect
|
|
Mariano Treviño Garza
|
1845
|
Prefect
|
|
José María Girón
|
1846–1847
|
Prefect
|
|
Francisco Valdez
|
1848
|
Prefect
|
|
Victoriano T. Canales
|
1849
|
Prefect
|
|
Pedro José de la Garz
|
1850
|
Prefect
|
|
Macedonio Capistrán
|
1851
|
Prefect
|
|
Rafael Quintero
|
1852
|
Prefect
|
|
Albino López
|
1853
|
Prefect
|
|
Antonio Longoria Guerra
|
1854
|
Prefect
|
|
José María Cavazos
|
1855–1856
|
Prefect
|
|
Albino López
|
1857
|
Prefect
|
|
Leocadio Muñoz
|
1858
|
Prefect
|
|
Antonio Longoria
|
1859
|
Prefect
|
|
Matías Longoria
|
1860
|
Prefect
|
|
José María Cavazos
|
1861–1862
|
Prefect
|
|
Rafael Quintero
|
1863
|
Prefect
|
|
Agapito Longoria
|
1864
|
Prefect
|
|
Manuel Reyes Apresa
|
1865–1866
|
Prefect
|
|
Felipe Márquez
|
1867
|
Political chief
|
|
Juan Treviño Canales
|
1868
|
Political chief
|
|
Pedro Hinojosa
|
1869–1870
|
Political chief
|
|
Francisco F. Farías
|
1871
|
Political chief
|
|
Agustín Menchaca
|
1872–1873
|
Political chief
|
|
Juan N. Cortinas
|
1874–1875
|
Political chief
|
|
Baltazar Fuentes
|
1876
|
Political chief
|
|
Justo de la Garza
|
1877
|
Political chief
|
|
Maximiliano Chapa
|
1878
|
Political chief
|
|
Román de los Santos Coy
|
1879
|
Political chief
|
|
Felipe Salazar
|
1880
|
Political chief
|
|
Pedro Porras
|
1881
|
Political chief
|
|
Tomás Márquez
|
1882–1883
|
Political chief
|
|
Tomás Hinojosa
|
1884–1885
|
Political chief
|
|
Pedro Barrón
|
1886
|
Political chief
|
|
Melquiades Torres
|
1887–1888
|
Political chief
|
|
Andrés González
|
1889
|
Political chief
|
|
Cipriano Villanueva
|
1890
|
Political chief
|
|
Alfredo M. Passament
|
1891
|
Political chief
|
|
Rafael Solís
|
1892–1893
|
Political chief
|
|
Miguel Barragán
|
1894
|
Political chief
|
|
Antonio Cavazos
|
1895
|
Political chief
|
|
Jorge Stroder
|
1896
|
Political chief
|
|
Rafael Solís
|
1897
|
Political chief
|
|
Cipriano Villanueva
|
1898
|
Political chief
|
|
Rafael Solís
|
1898–1905
|
Political chief
|
|
Marcelino Rougier
|
1906
|
Political chief
|
|
Rafael Solís
|
1907
|
Political chief
|
|
Procopia Guerra
|
1908–1909
|
Political chief
|
|
Fructuoso Dávila
|
1910–1911
|
Political chief
|
|
Alfredo Pumarejo
|
1912
|
Political chief
|
|
Casimiro Sada
|
1913
|
Political chief
|
|
Armando Chapa Gómez
|
1914–1915
|
Political chief
|
|
Alejandro López
|
1916
|
Political chief
|
|
Rafael González
|
1917
|
Municipal president
|
|
Leónides Guerra
|
1918–1919
|
Municipal president
|
|
Salvador Cárdenas
|
1920
|
Municipal president
|
|
Miguel Elizondo
|
1920
|
Municipal president
|
|
Juan José de la Garza
|
1920
|
Municipal president
|
|
Miguel Elizondo
|
1921
|
Municipal president
|
|
Mriano García Schreck
|
1921
|
Municipal president
|
|
Miguel Elizondo
|
1922
|
Municipal president
|
|
Conrado Gutiérrez
|
1923
|
Municipal president
|
|
Luis R. Rendón
|
1924
|
Municipal president
|
|
Prudencio Ruiz
|
1925
|
Municipal president
|
|
Jesús María Cárdenas
|
1926
|
Municipal president
|
|
Valentín Ramírez
|
1927
|
Municipal president
|
|
Alfonso C. López
|
1927
|
Municipal president
|
|
Antonio Martínez
|
1928
|
Municipal president
|
|
Municipal president
|
Term
|
Political party
|
Notes
|
Guillermo Schears
|
1929–1930
|
PNR
|
|
Roberto F. García
|
1931–1932
|
PNR
|
|
Primitivo Schears
|
1933–1934
|
PNR
|
|
Rafael Munguía
|
1935
|
PNR
|
|
Roberto F. García
|
1936
|
PNR
|
|
Ladislao Cárdenas
|
1937–1938
|
PNR
|
|
Francisco Zárate
|
1938–1940
|
PRM
|
|
Antonio de León
|
1941–1942
|
PRM
|
|
Ladislao Cárdenas
|
1943–1945
|
PRM
|
|
Ramiro T. Hernández
|
1946
|
PRI
|
|
Tomás Saro
|
1947
|
PRI
|
|
Leónides Guerra
|
1947–1948
|
PRI
|
|
Ernesto L. Elizondo
|
1949–1951
|
PRI
|
|
Juan B. García
|
1952
|
PRI
|
Acting municipal president
|
Luis Ramírez de Alba
|
1953–1954
|
PRI
|
|
Augusto G. Cárdenas
|
1955–1957
|
PRI
|
|
Miguel Treviño Emparam
|
1958–1960
|
PRI
|
|
Virgilio Garza Ruiz
|
1961–1962
|
PRI
|
|
Isidro González Saldaña
|
01-01-1963–31-12-1965
|
PRI
|
|
Enrique Siller Flores
|
01-01-1966–31-12-1968
|
PRI
|
|
Óscar Guerra Elizondo
|
01-01-1969–31-12-1971
|
PRI
|
|
Sergio Martínez Calderoni
|
01-01-1972–31-12-1974
|
PRI
|
|
Guillermo Guajardo González
|
01-01-1975–31-12-1977
|
PRI
|
|
Antonio Cavazos Garza
|
01-01-1978–31-12-1980
|
PRI
|
|
Jorge Cárdenas González
|
01-01-1981–31-12–1983
|
PARM
|
|
Jesús Roberto Guerra Velazco
|
01-01-1984–31-12-1986
|
PRI
|
|
Fernando Montemayor Lozano
|
01-01-1987–31-12-1989
|
PRI
|
|
Jorge Cárdenas González
|
01-01-1990–31-12-1992
|
PRI
|
|
Tomás Yarrington Ruvalcaba
|
01-01-1993–31-12-1995
|
PRI
|
|
Antonio Ramón Sampayo Ortiz[3]
|
01-01-1996–31-12-1998
|
PAN
|
|
Homar Zamorano Ayala[4]
|
01-01-1999–31-12-2001
|
PRI
|
|
Mario Praxedis Zolezzi García[5]
|
01-01-2002–31-12-2004
|
PRI
|
|
Baltazar Manuel Hinojosa Ochoa[6]
|
01-01-2005–31-12-2007
|
PRI
|
|
Érick Agustín Silva Santos[7]
|
01-01-2008–31-12-2010
|
PRI Panal
|
|
Víctor Alfonso Sánchez Garza[8]
|
01-01-2011–2013
|
PRI PVEM Panal
|
|
Leticia Salazar Vázquez[9]
|
2013–2016
|
PAN
|
|
Jesús Juan de la Garza Díaz del Guante[10]
|
2016–2018
|
PRI PVEM Panal
|
|
Mario Alberto López Hernández[11]
|
2018–2021
|
PT Morena PES
|
Coalition "Together We Will Make History"
|
Mario Alberto López Hernández[12]
|
2021–
|
PT Morena
|
He was reelected on 06-06-2021
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References
External links
Places adjacent to Matamoros Municipality, Tamaulipas |
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25°52′N 97°30′W / 25.867°N 97.500°W / 25.867; -97.500