Nayarit

**Nayarit** () offeecially *Estado Libre y Soberano de 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.

## Geography

Nayarit covers , makkin it ane o the smawer states o Mexico.  Nayarit is locatit atween latitude lines 23°05' north an 20°36' sooth an langitude lines 103°43' east an 105°46' wast. 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.  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 naitural 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.

Tepic is hame tae the Catedral de la Purísima Concepción or Cathedral o the Immaculate Conception.

## Education
*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
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, succarcane, cotton, coffee, an tobacco.  Forest walth is an aw taken advantage o an cattle raisin is an aw important.

## Economy
Nayarit depends hivily on naitural resoorces an agricultur tae support thair economy.  Cash crops such as mangos, coffee, tobacco an succar 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. Thare 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 big its tourism sector, mercatin the "Riviera Nayarita" as a safe, bonnie destination servit bi Puerto Vallarta Internaitional Airport. As a result, it rankit seicont in tourism investment in Mexico in 2008, wis featurt in North American tourism wabsteids in Winter 2008-09, an wis the settin for the U.S. MTV reality competeetion "The Gauntlet 3".

## Municipalities
Nayarit is dividit intae 20 municipalities *([[Municipio (Mexico)|municipios]])*. See municipalities o Nayarit.

## See an aw

*Ixtlán del Rio (airchaeological steid)
*Wastren Mexico shaft tomb tradeetion

## References

## Freemit airtins
*  Punta Mita information an travel steid 

*  Nayarit State Govrenment
*  Breve Historia de Nayarit: Jean Meyer
*  Gringo's Paradise Real Estate
*  Portal de Carrillo Puerto Nayarit, Mexico 
*  Portal de Compostela Nayarit, Mexico