Tepic

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Tepic
City
Noble and Loyal city of Tepic
Coat of arms of Tepic
Coat of arms
Location of Tepic municipality
Location of Tepic municipality
Tepic is located in Mexico
Tepic
Tepic
Location in Mexico
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Country Mexico
State Nayarit
Municipality Tepic
Founded November 18, 1531
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 211,41/km2 (54,750/sq mi)
 • Demonym Tepicense
Time zone MST (UTC−7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−6)
Website www.tepic.gob.mx
Tepic Cathedral
View of the ruins of Jauja

Tepic (<phonos file="TepicPronunciation.ogg">te'pik</phonos>) is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Nayarit.

It is located in the central part of the state, at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.. 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 1542. In the 2005 census, it reported a population of 295,204. Its surrounding municipality 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.

Climate

Tepic has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa), with most rain falling in the wet season from June to October.

Climate data for Tepic (1951–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31.5
(88.7)		 33.5
(92.3)		 34.5
(94.1)		 38.0
(100.4)		 35.0
(95)		 39.0
(102.2)		 37.5
(99.5)		 38.5
(101.3)		 35.2
(95.4)		 39.5
(103.1)		 36.0
(96.8)		 36.5
(97.7)		 39.5
(103.1)
Average high °C (°F) 24.6
(76.3)		 25.6
(78.1)		 26.8
(80.2)		 28.7
(83.7)		 30.0
(86)		 29.2
(84.6)		 28.2
(82.8)		 28.2
(82.8)		 28.0
(82.4)		 27.8
(82)		 27.1
(80.8)		 25.3
(77.5)		 27.5
(81.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 16.3
(61.3)		 16.6
(61.9)		 17.6
(63.7)		 19.4
(66.9)		 21.4
(70.5)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.4
(74.1)		 23.3
(73.9)		 23.3
(73.9)		 21.9
(71.4)		 19.3
(66.7)		 17.5
(63.5)		 20.3
(68.5)
Average low °C (°F) 8.0
(46.4)		 7.6
(45.7)		 8.4
(47.1)		 10.1
(50.2)		 12.9
(55.2)		 17.4
(63.3)		 18.5
(65.3)		 18.5
(65.3)		 18.5
(65.3)		 16.0
(60.8)		 11.5
(52.7)		 9.7
(49.5)		 13.1
(55.6)
Record low °C (°F) 1.5
(34.7)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 1.0
(33.8)		 0.0
(32)		 5.5
(41.9)		 8.0
(46.4)		 12.5
(54.5)		 10.0
(50)		 11.0
(51.8)		 6.0
(42.8)		 4.0
(39.2)		 1.5
(34.7)		 −0.4
(31.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29.5
(1.161)		 10.1
(0.398)		 7.4
(0.291)		 9.1
(0.358)		 8.9
(0.35)		 169.7
(6.681)		 378.6
(14.906)		 285.6
(11.244)		 221.5
(8.72)		 72.9
(2.87)		 17.5
(0.689)		 29.1
(1.146)		 1,239.9
(48.815)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.6 1.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 10.7 22.2 20.9 18.1 7.3 1.8 2.8 89.4
Average relative humidity (%) 68 66 64 62 65 73 78 79 79 76 71 69 71
Mean monthly sunshine hours 225 243 290 296 316 230 183 189 184 232 239 216 2,843
Source #1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (humidity 1981–2000)[1][2][3]
Source #2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun, 1961–1990)[4][lower-alpha 1]

Notable people

Sports

Nayarit had small stadiums built for football (soccer) and baseball. Both now demolished, they have a project to make new, modern, and bigger stadiums; the state has three sport private clubs. There are multiple football (soccer) fields and places to play "cascaritas" (pick-up games), indoor football (soccer) courts, a basketball center and gym (with wooden flooring), several volleyball courts, and a bowling alley. In Tepic, tennis is a popular sport, but the most popular is soccer. The city also has a bullring, 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 similar to futsal, but players bounce the ball off the walls as they play; there is a facility for this sport next to the old airport.

Twin towns

References

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Sources

External links

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