Nayarit
Sign in to saveNayarit, 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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- The Aguamilpa Dam
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- History
- Geography
- Municipalities
- Environment
- Flora and fauna
- Education
- Demographics
- Largest cities
- Indigenous groups
- Economy
- Media
- See also
- Notes
- References
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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.
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.