Ciudad Lázero Cárdenas (syoo-DAHD LAH-zah-ro KAHR-dai-nahs), city (1990 pop. 53,581), in extreme S central Michoacán, Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean, 30 mi/48 km S of Arteaga, on Mexico Highway 200. A heavy industrial center specializing in iron, steel, and petrochemicals; also an important port.