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Tepic | |
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| Noble and Loyal city of Tepic | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Tepic municipality | |
  Tepic Location in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 21°30′30″N 104°53′35″W / 21.50833°N 104.89306°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Nayarit |
| Municipality | Tepic |
| Founded | November 18, 1531 |
| Founded as | Villa del Espíritu Santo de la Mayor España |
| Founded by | Nuño de Guzmán |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Héctor González Curiel |
| Elevation | 920 m (3,020 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 332 863 hab. |
| • Metro | 489,511 |
| • Metro density | 21,141/km2 (54,750/sq mi) |
| • Demonym | Tepicense |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST (Zona Pacífico)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT (Zona Pacífico)) |
| Website | www |
Tepic (ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the western Mexican state of Nayarit.
It is located in the central part of the state, at 21°30′30″N 104°53′35″W / 21.50833°N 104.89306°W. It stands at an altitude of 915 metres (3,002 ft) above sea level, on the banks of the Río Mololoa and the Río Tepic, approximately 225 kilometres (140 mi) north-west of Guadalajara, Jalisco. 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 1531 as Villa del Espíritu Santo de la Mayor España.
