Nayarit
—  State  —
Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit
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State of Nayarit within Mexico
Coordinates: 21°44′38″N 105°13′42″W / 21.74389°N 105.22833°W / 21.74389; -105.22833Coordinates: 21°44′38″N 105°13′42″W / 21.74389°N 105.22833°W / 21.74389; -105.22833
Country	Mexico
Capital	Tepic
Largest City	Tepic
Municipalities	20
Admission	January 26, 1917[1]
Order	28th
Government
• Governor	Roberto Sandoval
• Senators[2]	Raúl Mejía González Magaly Ramírez Francisco J. Castellón
• Deputies[3]	Federal Deputies • Humberto Cota Jiménez • María Domínguez Arvizu • María Parra Becerra • Ivideliza Reyes • Florentina Ocegueda • Cora Pinedo Alonso
Area[4]
• Total	27,815 km2 (10,739 sq mi)
	Ranked 23rd
Highest elevation[5]	2,760 m (9,060 ft)
Population (2010)[6]
• Total	1,084,979
• Rank	29th
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
• Density rank	23rd
Demonym	Nayarita
Time zone	MST (UTC−7)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC−6)
Postal code	63
Area code	Area codes • 311 • 319 • 322 • 323 • 324 • 325 • 327 • 329 • 389
ISO 3166 code	MX-NAY
HDI	0.828 high Ranked 17th
GDP	US$ 4,281,523.828 mil[a]
Website	Official Web Site
^ a. The state's GDP was 53,167,305 million of pesos in 2008,[7] amount corresponding to 4,281,523.828 millon of dollars, being a dollar worth 12.80 pesos (value of June 3, 2010).[8]

Nayarit (Spanish pronunciation: [naʝaˈɾit]), officially Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Nayarit), is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, make up 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.

Geography[link]

Nayarit covers 27,815 square kilometers (10,739 sq mi), making it one of the smaller states of Mexico.^[9] Nayarit is located between latitude lines 23°05' north and 20°36' south and longitude lines 103°43' east and 105°46' west.^[10] Its terrain is broken up by the western ends of the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains. Its highest mountains are: San Juan, Sanguangüey, El Ceboruco, Cumbre de Pajaritos and Picachos.^[11] Nayarit has two volcanoes, Ceboruco and Sangangüey. In the northeast are broad, tropical plains watered by the Río Grande de Santiago, a continuation of the Lerma River. The main state rivers are the Río Grande de Santiago, San Pedro, Acaponeta, Ameca and Las Cañas. The last two also form natural boundaries with the states of Jalisco and Sinaloa, respectively. Nayarit also has several lagoons such as pito the Santa María del Oro, San Pedro Lagunillas and Agua Brava.^[12]

Tepic is home to the Catedral de la Purísima Concepción or Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.^[13]

Archaeological zone of Los Toriles.

Beaches of Nuevo Vallarta.

Education[link]

• 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)

Agriculture[link]

A variety of products are able to be produced in Nayarit due to its variable geography and climate. Volcanic soil, heavy rains and many altitude variations due to the mountains allow for the diverse crops. The crops include grain, sugarcane, cotton, coffee, and tobacco. Forest wealth is also taken advantage of and cattle raising is also important.^[14]

Economy[link]

Nayarit depends heavily on natural resources and agriculture to support their economy.^[15] Cash crops such as mangos, coffee, tobacco and sugar cane are staples in the economy. Mining is a significant industry, due to large deposits of lead, copper, silver, and gold in the Nayarit area. There is also a fishing industry in Nayarit, but it is not as major as the mining or agricultural industries.

In recent years, Nayarit has worked to build its tourism sector, marketing the "Riviera Nayarita" as a safe, beautiful destination served by Puerto Vallarta International Airport. As a result, it ranked second in tourism investment in Mexico in 2008, was featured in North American tourism websites in Winter 2008-09,^[16] and was the setting for the U.S. MTV reality competition "The Gauntlet 3".^[17]

Municipalities[link]

Nayarit, as all states of Mexico, is divided into municipalities (municipios), creating twenty Municipalities of Nayarit.

See also[link]

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	Mexico portal
	Latin America portal
	North America portal

• Ixtlán del Rio (archaeological site)
• Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition
• Index: Natural history of Nayarit

References[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Nayarit

External links[link]

• (English) Punta Mita information and travel site
• (Spanish) Nayarit State Government
• (Spanish) Breve Historia de Nayarit: Jean Meyer
• (English) Gringo's Paradise Real Estate
• (Spanish) Portal de Carrillo Puerto Nayarit, Mexico
• (Spanish) Portal de Compostela Nayarit, Mexico

v t e  State of Nayarit Tepic (capital) Municipalities and municipal seats Acaponeta (Acaponeta) Ahuacatlán (Ahuacatlán) Amatlán de Cañas (Amatlán de Cañas) Bahía de Banderas (Valle de Banderas) Compostela (Compostela) El Nayar (Jesús María) Huajicori (Huajicori) Ixtlán del Río (Ixtlán del Río) Jala (Jala) La Yesca (La Yesca) Rosamorada (Rosamorada) Ruíz (Ruiz) San Blas (San Blas) San Pedro Lagunillas (San Pedro Lagunillas) Santa María del Oro (Santa María del Oro) Santiago Ixcuintla (Santiago Ixcuintla) Tecuala (Tecuala) Tepic (Tepic) Tuxpan (Tuxpan) Xalisco (Xalisco)

v t e States of Mexico States Aguascalientes Baja California Baja California Sur Campeche Chiapas Chihuahua Coahuila Colima Durango Guanajuato Guerrero Hidalgo Jalisco México Michoacán Morelos Nayarit Nuevo León Oaxaca Puebla Querétaro Quintana Roo San Luis Potosí Sinaloa Sonora Tabasco Tamaulipas Tlaxcala Veracruz Yucatán Zacatecas Federal District Mexico City

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Dolores "Jenni" Rivera (born July 2, 1969) is a Mexican-American singer, better known for her work within the banda and norteña music genres. She's been active in the music scene since 1992 and her recordings include many topical songs and material dealing with social issues, infidelity, and relationships. Her tenth studio album, Jenni in 2008, became her first number-one album in the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart in the United States.

Jenni Rivera plans to record her first Pop song in early 2012 which will feature music produced by Manny and Gil THE LATIN. The new material will be recorded in English and target the general market.

Early Life and Career[link]

Rivera was born Dolores Janney Rivera in Long Beach, CA. Her parents were Mexican immigrants who raised Jenni and her four brothers and sister (including Lupillo Rivera) in a tight-knit musical household. While still in high school she became pregnant with the first of her five children, and eventually married the child's father, José Trinidad Marín.^{[1][unreliable source?]} When she first started singing she was Jenni Rivera. In 1996 she released her first album Chacalosa, on the Capitol/EMI label, which became popular in Mexico and the American Southwest.

Family[link]

Jenni Rivera currently lives in Encino, California with her 5 children, husband and grand-daughter. Her 5 children are Janney Marin(Chiquis), Jacquie Marin, Michael Marin(Trinidad), Jenicka Lopez and Johnny Lopez. Her grand-daughter's name is Jaylah Hope Yanez, who's mom is Jacquie. Jenni Riveras is married to Major League Baseball Player Esteban Loaiza

Achievements[link]

Jenni Rivera is a Mexican-American singer/songwriter raised in Long Beach, has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. Rivera was nominated at the 2003, 2008 and 2010 Latin Grammys. A successful Regional-Mexican artist and entrepreneur, including Divina Realty, Divina Cosmetics, Jenni Rivera Fragrance, Jenni Jeans, Divine Music and The Jenni Rivera Love Foundation. Jenni Rivera became the first female Banda artist to sell-out a concert at the world famous Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA and most recently became the first artist up-to-date to sell-out two back-to-back nights at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California on August 6, 2010 and August 7, 2010. On August 6, 2010, Jenni Rivera was named spokeswomen for the National Coalition against battered women and domestic violence in Los Angeles. A proclamation was given "officially naming" August 6 “Jenni Rivera Day” by the LA City Council for all her charity work and involvement in the community. Jenni Rivera was also the producer to her oldest daughter's (Janney Marin) reality TV show on the cable network MUN2, "Chiquis & Raq-C",and is all around the world, and now stars in her sequel/spin-off show called I Love Jenni.

Discography[link]

Studio Albums[link]

• 2003 Homenaje A Las Grandes
• 2004: Simplemente La Mejor
• 2005: Parrandera, Rebelde y Atrevida
• 2006: En Vivo Desde Hollywood
• 2006: Besos y Copas Desde Hollywood
• 2007: Mi Vida Loca
• 2007: La DIva En Vivo
• 2008: Jenni
• 2009: Jenni: Super Deluxe
• 2009: La Gran Señora
• 2010: La Gran Señora En Vivo
• 2011: Joyas Prestadas (Banda)
• 2011: Joyas Prestadas (Pop)

References[link]

2006- En Vivo Desde Hollywood

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jenni Rivera

• Official website
• Jenni Rivera at the Internet Movie Database