The Mexicanstate of Tamaulipas is divided into 43 municipalities(municipios). Tamaulipas (locator map). ... The United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or Mexico) comprises 31 states (estados) and one federal district (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ... Tamaulipas is a state in the northeast of Mexico. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...
Tamaulipas borders on the states of Veracruz to the south, San Luis Potosà to the southwest, and Nuevo León to the west.
The French occupation and reign of Emperor Maximilian during the 1860's was difficult for Tamaulipas, at least on the borders and in the city of Tampico.