Tepic

Tepic
City
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 / 21.50833; -104.89306
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 ( te'pik ) 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 / 21.50833; -104.89306. 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.

Population

Indigenous Population

Tepic has the second largest indigenous population in ths State of Nayarit, with 4.375. The most prominent among them are the Huichol (3.276), Cora 527 and Purépecha (101).

Religion

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Catholicism is the most prominent religion in Tepic with 94.2% of the population. Its Catedral de la Purísima Concepción, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, is the cathedral episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tepic, a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guadalajara.

Notable locals

View of the ruins of Jauja

Sports

Nayarit had small stadiums built for football and baseball. Both now demolished, there are plans to construct new, modern, and bigger stadiums; the state has three sport private clubs. There are multiple football fields and places to play "cascaritas" (pick-up games), indoor football courts, a basketball center and gym (with wooden flooring), several volleyball courts, and a bowling alley. In addition to common sports, in the city's main park there is an olympic swimming pool and a squash field. In Tepic, tennis is a popular sport, but the most popular is football (soccer). The city also has a bullring, as do most Mexican cities. Tepic has several state teams, one or more for each sport. Both the football and the basketball teams are named "Coras". Futsal is also commonly played in the city.

Climate

Tepic has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa), with most rain falling in the wet season from April to November, sometimes in December.

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]

Twin towns - Sister Cities

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Station ID for Tepic, NAY. is 76556 Use this station ID to locate the sunshine duration

References

  1. ↑ "Estado de Nayarit–Estacion: Tepic". NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1951–2010 (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Tepic 1950–1991" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1981–2000" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Station 76556 Tepic, NAY.". Global station data 1961–1990—Sunshine Duration. Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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