Tepic is the capital and largest city of the Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

 state

States of Mexico

The United Mexican States is a federal republic formed by 32 federal entities .According to the Constitution of 1917, the states of the federation are free and sovereign. Each state has their own congress and constitution, while the Federal District has only limited autonomy with a local Congress...

 of Nayarit

Nayarit

Nayarit officially Estado Libre y Soberano de 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...

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It is located in the central part of the state, at
21°30′30"N 104°53′35"W.

It stands at an altitude above sea level of some 915 meters, on the banks of the Río Mololoa and the Río Tepic, approximately 225 kilometers north-west of Guadalajara, Jalisco

Guadalajara, Jalisco

Guadalajara is the capital of the Mexican state of Jalisco, and the seat of the municipality of Guadalajara. The city is located in the central region of Jalisco in the western-pacific area of Mexico. With a population of 1,564,514 it is Mexico's second most populous municipality...

. Nearby are the extinct Sangangüey volcano and its crater lake. Tepic is the primary urban center of this rich agricultural region; major crops include sugarcane, tobacco and citrus fruits.

The city was founded in 1542. In the 2005 census, it reported a population of 295,204. Its surrounding municipality

Municipalities of Mexico

Municipalities are the second-level administrative division in Mexico . There are 2,438 municipalities in Mexico, making the average municipality population 45,616...

 of the same name had a population of 336,403. The municipality has an area of 1,983.3 km² (765.8 sq mi).

It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tepic

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tepic

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tepic is in Mexico and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.-Ordinaries:*Ignacio Díaz y Macedo *Andrés Segura y Domínguez *Manuel Azpeitia Palomar...

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Notable people

• Juan Escutia: Boy Hero
  Niños Héroes
  The Niños Héroes , also known as the Heroic Cadets or Boy Soldiers, were six Mexican teenage military cadets. These cadets died defending Mexico at Mexico City's Chapultepec Castle from invading U.S. forces in the 13 September 1847 Battle of Chapultepec, during the Mexican–American War...
  
   of the Battle of Chapultepec
  Battle of Chapultepec
  The Battle of Chapultepec, in September 1847, was a United States victory over Mexican forces holding Chapultepec Castle west of Mexico City during the Mexican-American War.-Background:On September 13, 1847, in the costly Battle of Molino del Rey, U.S...
  
  . Born in Tepic, between 1828–1832, who on the morning of 13 September 1847, fought to prevent invading U.S. forces from capturing Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City
  Mexico City
  Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
  
  . After a brave defense, he is reported to have wrapped himself in the national flag
  Flag of Mexico
  The flag of Mexico is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red with the national coat of arms charged in the center of the white stripe. While the meaning of the colors has changed over time, these three colors were adopted by Mexico following independence from Spain during the country's War...
  
   and leaped to his death.
• Alexander Forbes, British consul to Mexico at Tepic, and author of the first English-language book on California
  California
  California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
  
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• Luis E. Miramontes
  Luis E. Miramontes
  Luis Ernesto Miramontes Cárdenas , was a Mexican chemist known as the co-inventor of the progestin used in one of the first two oral contraceptives....
  
  : Chemist, co-inventor of the first contraceptive pill
• Amado Nervo
  Amado Nervo
  Amado Nervo also known as Juan Crisóstomo Ruiz de Nervo was the Mexican Ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay, journalist, poet, and educator. His poetry was known for its use of metaphor and reference to mysticism, presenting both love and religion, as well as Christianity and Hinduism...
  
  : Poet and diplomat
• La Chilindrina (María Antonieta de las Nieves
  María Antonieta de las Nieves
  María Antonieta de las Nieves is a Mexican actress of voice-over, film, and television; best known for her portrayal of "La Chilindrina" in the Televisa sitcom, El Chavo del Ocho...
  
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• Doña Emilia Ortiz: Contemporary painter, caricaturist and poet, after whom the major downtown Centro de Arte Contemporaneo Emilia Ortiz has been named.

Sports

Nayarit has small stadiums built for football (soccer), and baseball. Both demolished. and they already have the project to make new, modern, and bigger stadiums

Estadio del Bicentenario (Tepic)

Estadio del Bicentenario is a multi-use stadium in Tepic, Mexico, that is under construction. Once completed in September 2010, it will be used mostly for football and baseball games . The football stadium was designed with a capacity of 22,000 spectators while the baseball stadium will have a...

; the state has 3 sport private clubs. There are multiple football (soccer) fields and places to play "pick up games", indoor football (soccer) courts, a Basketball center/gym (with wooden flooring), several volleyball courts, a bowling alley.
In Tepic, tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 is a popular sport, but the most popular is soccer. The city also boasts a bullring

Bullring

A bullring is an arena where bullfighting is performed. Bullrings are often associated with Spain, but they can also be found in neighboring countries and the New World...

, as do most Mexican cities. Tepic has several state teams. Both the soccer and the basketball teams are named "Coras".

They have also futbol rapido which is like futsal, but you bounce the ball of the walls as you play; there is one by the old air port.

Twin towns

Paramount

Paramount, California

Paramount is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. According to the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 54,098 down from 55,266 at the 2000 census...

, USA La Habana Vieja, Cuba

Cuba

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 Compostela, Mexico Sydney, Australia

External links

• Ayuntamiento de Tepic Official website
• Map