Nayarit
| Nayarit Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit |
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| Coordinates: 21°44′38″N 105°13′42″W / 21.74389°N 105.22833°W | |||
| Kintra | Mexico | ||
| Caipital | Tepic | ||
| Lairgest Ceety | Tepic | ||
| Municipalities | 20 | ||
| Admission | 26 Januar 1917[1] | ||
| Order | 28t | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| - Govrenor | Roberto Sandoval .svg){kind=small} |
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| - Senators[2] | Raúl Mejía González Magaly Ramírez Francisco J. Castellón .svg){kind=small} |
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| - Deputies[3] | |||
| Aurie[4] | |||
| - Tot | 27,815 km2 (10,739.4 sq mi) | ||
| Ranked 23rd | |||
| Heichest elevation[5] | 2,760 m (9,055 ft) | ||
| Indwallers (2010)[6] | |||
| - Tot | 1,084,979 | ||
| - Rank | 29t | ||
| - Densitie | 39/km2 (101/sq mi) | ||
| - Densitie rank | 23rd | ||
| Demonym | Nayarita | ||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−7) | ||
| - Simmer (DST) | MDT (UTC−6) | ||
| Postal code | 63 | ||
| Aurie code | |||
| ISO 3166 code | MX-NAY | ||
| HDI |  0.828 high Ranked 17t |
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| GDP | US$ 4,281,523.828 mil[a] | ||
| Wabsteid | Official Web Site | ||
| ^ a. The state's GDP wis 53,167,305 million o pesos in 2008,[7] amoont correspondin tae 4,281,523.828 millon o dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value o 3 Juin 2010).[8] |
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Nayarit (Spainyie pronunciation: [naʝaˈɾit]) offeecially Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit (Scots: Free an Sovereign State o Nayarit) is ane o the 31 states which, wi the Federal Destrict, comprise the 32 Federal Entities o Mexico. It is dividit in 20 municipalities an its caipital ceety is Tepic.
It is locatit in Wastren Mexico. It is bordered bi the states o Sinaloa tae the northwast, Durango tae the north, Zacatecas tae the northeast an Jalisco tae the sooth. Tae the wast, Nayarit haes a significant share o coastline on the Paceefic Ocean.
Besides the mainland, the islands Marias, Isabel, Tres Marietas an Farallón La Peña in the Paceefic Ocean are pairt o its territory.
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Geography [edit]
Nayarit covers 27,815 square kilometers (10,739 sq mi), makkin it ane o the smawer states o Mexico.[9] Nayarit is locatit atween latitude lines 23°05' north an 20°36' sooth an langitude lines 103°43' east an 105°46' wast.[10] Its terrain is braken up bi the wastren ends o the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains. Its heichest muntains are: San Juan, Sanguangüey, El Ceboruco, Cumbre de Pajaritos an Picachos.[11] Nayarit haes twa volcanaes, Ceboruco an Sangangüey. In the northeast are broad, tropical plains wattered bi the Río Grande de Santiago, a continuation o the Lerma River. The main state rivers are the Río Grande de Santiago, San Pedro, Acaponeta, Ameca an Las Cañas. The last twa an aw form natural bundaries wi the states o Jalisco an Sinaloa, respectively. Nayarit an aw haes several lagoons such as pito the Santa María del Oro, San Pedro Lagunillas an Agua Brava.[12]
| Releegion | Percent | Population o Tepic - 295,2040 |
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| Catholic | 91.8% | 238,579 |
| Protestant Evangelical | 3% | 24,313 |
| Biblical Non-Evangelical | 1.3% | 10, 535 |
| No Releegious | 2.9% | 23, 607 |
Tepic is hame tae the Catedral de la Purísima Concepción or Cathedral o the Immaculate Conception.[13]
Education [edit]
- Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic
- Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit
- Universidad Tecnólogica de Nayarit
- Universidad Tecnólogica de la Costa
- Escuela Normal Superior de Nayarit
- Escuela Secundaria Tecnica Numero 51. (Emilio M. Gonzales)
Agricultur [edit]
A variety o products are able tae be producit in Nayarit due tae its variable geography an climate. Volcanic soil, hivy rains an mony altitude variations due tae the muntains allou for the diverse crops. The crops include grain, sugarcane, cotton, coffee, an tobacco. Forest walth is an aw taken advantage o an cattle raisin is an aw important.[14]
Economy [edit]
Nayarit depends hivily on natural resources an agricultur tae support their economy.[15] Cash crops such as mangos, coffee, tobacco an sugar cane are staples in the economy. Minin is a significant industry, due tae lairge deposits o lead, copper, siller, an gowd in the Nayarit aurie. There is an aw a fishin industry in Nayarit, but it is no as major as the minin or agricultural industries.
In recent years, Nayarit haes wirkit tae build its tourism sector, mercatin the "Riviera Nayarita" as a safe, bonnie destination servit bi Puerto Vallarta International Airport. As a result, it rankit seicont in tourism investment in Mexico in 2008, wis featured in North American tourism wabsteids in Winter 2008-09,[16] an was the settin for the U.S. MTV reality competition "The Gauntlet 3".[17]
Municipalities [edit]
Nayarit is dividit intae 20 municipalities (municipios). See municipalities o Nayarit.
See an aw [edit]
References [edit]
- ↑ "Diciembre en la Historia de Nayarit". (in Spanish)
- ↑ Senadores por Nayarit LXI Legislatura. Senado de la Republica. Retrieved on 24 Mairch 2010. .
- ↑ Listado de Diputados por Grupo Parlamentario del Estado de Nayarit. Camara de Diputados. Retrieved on 28 Mairch 2010. .
- ↑ Resumen. Cuentame INEGI. Retrieved on 29 Mairch 2011. .
- ↑ Relieve. Cuentame INEGI. Retrieved on 29 Mairch 2011. .
- ↑ Mexico en Cifras. INEGI. Retrieved on 29 Mairch 2011. .
- ↑ Jalisco. (2010). Retrieved on 24 Mairch 2011. .
- ↑ Reporte: Jueves 3 de Junio del 2010. Cierre del peso mexicano.. www.pesomexicano.com.mx. Retrieved on 10 August 2010. .
- ↑ Gov Mx
- ↑ Map Gov Mx
- ↑ InfoPlease
- ↑ Gov Mx
- ↑ Churches Mx
- ↑ Common Borders
- ↑ Encyclopedia
- ↑ "Nayarit, Mexico - Strong in Tourism Growth, Investment, Job Generation and Safety", Reuters, March 4, 2009.
- ↑ The Gauntlet III at mtv.com. Retrieved on 1 November 2010. .
Freemit airtins [edit]
- (Spainyie) Nayarit State Govrenment
- (Spainyie) Breve Historia de Nayarit: Jean Meyer
- (Inglis) Gringo's Paradise Real Estate
- (Spainyie) Portal de Carrillo Puerto Nayarit, Mexico
- (Spainyie) Portal de Compostela Nayarit, Mexico
