Nayarit

Also known as Estado de Nayarit, Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit, State of Nayarit

Nayarit, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic.

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Nayarit is one of Mexico's 31 states, located on the country's western coast, with its capital in the city of Tepic and a government structure organized into 20 municipalities. As a state within Mexico's federal system, it is one of the constituent entities that make up the Mexican nation alongside Mexico City.

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Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: State
Settlement.image_skyline: Aguamilpa_Taxi_(131575813).jpeg
Settlement.image_caption: The Aguamilpa Dam
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Nayarit.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 90px
Settlement.image_map: Nayarit in Mexico (location map scheme).svg
Settlement.map_caption: State of Nayarit within Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Capital
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Tepic
Settlement.name: Nayarit
Settlement.native_name_lang: es
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipalities
Settlement.subdivision_name2: 20
Settlement.established_title: Admission
Settlement.established_date: 26 January 1917
Settlement.established_title2: Order
Settlement.established_date2: 28th

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1223797
Area: 27857.0
Elevation: 278
Official website: www.nayarit.gob.mx
Image: Sayulita-nanzalview.jpg

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Commons category: Nayarit
postal code: 63
Commons gallery: Nayarit
inception: 1917-05-01

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History
Geography
Municipalities
Environment
Flora and fauna
Education
Demographics
Largest cities
Indigenous groups
Economy
Media
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

It is bordered by the states of Sinaloa to the northwest, Durango to the north, Zacatecas to the northeast and Jalisco to the south. To the west, Nayarit has a significant share of coastline on the Pacific Ocean, including the islands of Marías and Marietas. The beaches of San Blas and the so-called "Riviera Nayarit" are popular with tourists and snowbirds. Besides tourism, the economy of the state is based mainly on agriculture and fishing. It is also one of two states where the tarantula species Brachypelma klaasi is found, the other being Jalisco.