Nayarit

Nayarit (Spanish pronunciation: [naʝaˈɾit]) officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit (English: Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit) is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 20 municipalities and its capital city is Tepic. It is located in Western Mexico. 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. Besides the mainland, the islands Marias, Isabel, Tres Marietas and Farallón La Peña in the Pacific Ocean are part of its territory. Nayarit covers 27,815 square kilometers (10,739 sq mi), making...