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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = City of Tepic
| name                            = Tepic
| settlement_type                 = [[City]]
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| founder                         = [[Nuño de Guzmán]]
| image_skyline        = Collage Tepic.jpg
| imagesize                       = 255px
| image_caption        = '''Top''':Panoramic view of Tepic and Sangangüey Volcano, from Santiago Hills, '''Second''':Tepic Cathedral, Al Niño Heroe monument in Juan Escutia Park, Independent Obelisk in Bicentenario Square, (left to right) '''Third''':Tepic Government Palace, '''Fourth''':A crucifix statue in Cruz Hills, '''Bottom''':Tepic Institution Technology Center ([[:es:Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic|Instituto Tecnológico de Tepic]])
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| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = {{MEX}}
| subdivision_type1               = [[Administrative divisions of Mexico|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = {{flag|Nayarit}}
| subdivision_type2               = [[Municipalities of Nayarit|Municipality]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Tepic Municipality|Tepic]]
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| leader_title                    = Municipal president
| leader_name                     = {{illm|María Geraldine Ponce Méndez|es}}<br />[[Morena (political party)|Morena]] [[File:Morena logo (Mexico).svg|20px|link=Morena (political party)]]<br /> [[Ecologist Green Party of Mexico|PVEM]] [[File:PVE logo (Mexico).svg|19px]]<br /> [[Labor Party (Mexico)|PT]] [[File:PT logo (Mexico).svg|20px]]<br /> [[New Alliance Party (Mexico)|Panal]] [[File:PNA logo (Mexico).svg|20px]] ||
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| established_title               = Founded
| established_date                = November 18, 1531
| established_title2              = Founded as
| established_date2               = ''Villa del Espíritu Santo de la Mayor España''
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| population_as_of                = 2010
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| population_total                = 332,863
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| population_metro                = 489,511
| population_density_metro_km2    = 211,41
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| population_blank1_title         = [[Demonym]]
| population_blank1               = Tepicense
| timezone                        = [[Mountain Standard Time|MST]] (''Zona Pacífico'')
| utc_offset                      = −7
| timezone_DST                    = [[Mountain Daylight Time|MDT]] (''Zona Pacífico'')
| utc_offset_DST                  = −6
| elevation_m                     = 920
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| website                         = {{URL|http://www.tepic.gob.mx/}}
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'''Tepic''' ({{IPA|es|audio=TepicPronunciation.ogg|teˈpik}}) is the capital and largest city of the western [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[Political divisions of Mexico|state]] of [[Nayarit]], as well as the seat of the [[Tepic Municipality]].
Located in the central part of the state, it stands at an altitude of {{convert|915|m|ft}} above sea level, on the banks of the [[Río Mololoa]] and the [[Río Tepic]], approximately {{convert|225|km|mi}} north-west of [[Guadalajara, Jalisco]]. Nearby are the volcanoes of San Juan, Las Navajas, and [[Sangangüey]]. 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 the State of [[Nayarit]], 4,375. The most prominent groups among them are the [[Huichol people|Huichol]] or Wixárika<ref>{{Cite web|last=República|first=Biblioteca de Publicaciones Oficiales del Gobierno de la|title=Wixárika, un pueblo en comunicación|url=http://www.gob.mx/publicaciones/es/articulos/wixarika-un-pueblo-en-comunicacion?idiom=es|access-date=2021-03-04|website=gob.mx|language=es}}</ref> (3,276), [[Cora people|Cora]] (527) and [[Purépecha]] (101).
=== Religion ===
[[File:Catedral de Tepic, Nayarit, MEXICO.jpg|thumb|left|280px|Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception]]
[[Catholicism]] is the most prominent religion in Tepic with 94.2% of the population. Its [[Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Tepic|Catedral de la Purísima Concepción]], dedicated to the [[Immaculate Conception]], is the [[cathedral]] episcopal see of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Tepic]], a [[suffragan diocese|suffragan]] see in the ecclesiastical province of the [[Archdiocese of Guadalajara]].
== Notable people ==
[[File:Ruinas de Jauja, Tepic.jpeg|thumb|400px|View of the ruins of Jauja]]
* [[Juan Escutia]]: [[Niños Héroes|Boy hero]] of the [[Battle of Chapultepec]]. Born in Tepic, between 1828 and 1832, on the morning of 13 September 1847, he fought to prevent invading U.S. forces from capturing [[Chapultepec Castle]] in [[Mexico City]]. After a brave defense, he is reported to have wrapped himself in the [[Flag of Mexico|national flag]] and leaped to his death.
* [[Luis E. Miramontes]]: Chemist, co-inventor of the [[combined oral contraceptive pill|first contraceptive pill]]
* [[Amado Nervo]]: Poet and diplomat.
* [[Antonio Rivas Mercado]].
* [[Emilia Ortiz]]: Contemporary painter, caricaturist and poet, after whom the major downtown ''Centro de Arte Contemporaneo Emilia Ortiz'' has been named.
* [[Gustavo Ayón]]: NBA basketball player
* [[Francisco Guerrero (politician)|Francisco Guerrero]]: Mayor of [[San Francisco]], 1836-1842.
* [[Luis Ernesto Franco]]: Mexican actor.
* [[Joaquín Cosío]]: Mexican actor.
* [[Manuel Lozada]].
== Sports ==
Nayarit had small stadiums built for [[Association football|football]] and baseball. Both now demolished, there are plans to construct [[Estadio del Bicentenario (Tepic)|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 ([[Association football|soccer]]). [[Futsal]] is also commonly played in the city. 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".
== Geography ==
Located in the central part of the state, 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.
=== 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.
{{Weather box
|location = Tepic (1951–2010)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|temperature colour =
|Jan record high C = 31.5
|Feb record high C = 33.5
|Mar record high C = 34.5
|Apr record high C = 38.0
|May record high C = 35.0
|Jun record high C = 39.0
|Jul record high C = 37.5
|Aug record high C = 38.5
|Sep record high C = 35.2
|Oct record high C = 39.5
|Nov record high C = 36.0
|Dec record high C = 36.5
|year record high C = 39.5
|Jan high C = 24.6
|Feb high C = 25.6
|Mar high C = 26.8
|Apr high C = 28.7
|May high C = 30.0
|Jun high C = 29.2
|Jul high C = 28.2
|Aug high C = 28.2
|Sep high C = 28.0
|Oct high C = 27.8
|Nov high C = 27.1
|Dec high C = 25.3
|year high C = 27.5
|Jan mean C = 16.3
|Feb mean C = 16.6
|Mar mean C = 17.6
|Apr mean C = 19.4
|May mean C = 21.4
|Jun mean C = 23.3
|Jul mean C = 23.4
|Aug mean C = 23.3
|Sep mean C = 23.3
|Oct mean C = 21.9
|Nov mean C = 19.3
|Dec mean C = 17.5
|year mean C = 20.3
|Jan low C = 8.0
|Feb low C = 7.6
|Mar low C = 8.4
|Apr low C = 10.1
|May low C = 12.9
|Jun low C = 17.4
|Jul low C = 18.5
|Aug low C = 18.5
|Sep low C = 18.5
|Oct low C = 16.0
|Nov low C = 11.5
|Dec low C = 9.7
|year low C = 13.1
|Jan record low C = 1.5
|Feb record low C = -0.4
|Mar record low C = 1.0
|Apr record low C = 0.0
|May record low C = 5.5
|Jun record low C = 8.0
|Jul record low C = 12.5
|Aug record low C = 10.0
|Sep record low C = 11.0
|Oct record low C = 6.0
|Nov record low C = 4.0
|Dec record low C = 1.5
|year record low C = -0.4
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 29.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 10.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 7.4
|Apr precipitation mm = 9.1
|May precipitation mm = 8.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 169.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 378.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 285.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 221.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 72.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 17.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 29.1
|year precipitation mm = 1239.9
|Jan humidity = 68
|Feb humidity = 66
|Mar humidity = 64
|Apr humidity = 62
|May humidity = 65
|Jun humidity = 73
|Jul humidity = 78
|Aug humidity = 79
|Sep humidity = 79
|Oct humidity = 76
|Nov humidity = 71
|Dec humidity = 69
|year humidity = 71
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 2.6
|Feb precipitation days = 1.2
|Mar precipitation days = 0.4
|Apr precipitation days = 0.6
|May precipitation days = 0.8
|Jun precipitation days = 10.7
|Jul precipitation days = 22.2
|Aug precipitation days = 20.9
|Sep precipitation days = 18.1
|Oct precipitation days = 7.3
|Nov precipitation days = 1.8
|Dec precipitation days = 2.8
|year precipitation days = 89.4
|Jan sun = 229
|Feb sun = 247
|Mar sun = 298
|Apr sun = 305
|May sun = 321
|Jun sun = 234
|Jul sun = 186
|Aug sun = 192
|Sep sun = 183
|Oct sun = 236
|Nov sun = 254
|Dec sun = 226
|year sun =
|source 1 = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (humidity 1981–2000)<ref name=SMN>{{cite web
|url         = http://smn.cna.gob.mx/climatologia/Normales5110/NORMAL18038.TXT
|title       = Estado de Nayarit–Estacion: Tepic
|work        = NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1951–2010
|publisher   = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
|language    = es
|access-date  = 6 May 2015
|url-status     = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213829/http://smn.cna.gob.mx/climatologia/Normales5110/NORMAL18038.TXT
|archive-date = 3 March 2016
}}</ref><ref name=extremas>{{cite web
|url         = http://smn.cna.gob.mx/climatologia/Max-Extr/00018/00018038.TXT
|title       = Extreme Temperatures and Precipitation for Tepic 1950–1991
|publisher   = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
|language    = es
|access-date  = 6 May 2015
|url-status     = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205443/http://smn.cna.gob.mx/climatologia/Max-Extr/00018/00018038.TXT
|archive-date = 3 March 2016
}}</ref><ref name=obs>{{cite web
|url         = http://smn.cna.gob.mx/observatorios/historica/tepic.pdf
|title       = NORMALES CLIMATOLÓGICAS 1981–2000
|publisher   = Servicio Meteorológico Nacional
|language    = es
|access-date  = 6 May 2015
|url-status     = dead
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212907/http://smn.cna.gob.mx/observatorios/historica/tepic.pdf
|archive-date = 3 March 2016
}}</ref>
|source 2 = Ogimet (sun 1981–2010)<ref name=ogimet>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gclimat?lang=en&mode=0&ind=76556&ord=DIR&year=2018&mes=12&months=12
| title = CLIMAT summary for 76556: Tepic, Nay. (Mexico) – Section 2: Monthly Normals
| work = CLIMAT monthly weather summaries
| publisher = Ogimet
| access-date = 20 January 2019}}</ref>
}}
==Transport==
Tepic is served by [[Tepic International Airport]], with two commercial passenger airlines flying to it.
==Twin towns – sister cities==
*{{flagicon|CUB}} [[Havana]], Cuba
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Paramount, California|Paramount]], [[California]], United States
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Caborca]], [[Sonora]], Mexico
*{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Compostela, Nayarit|Compostela]], [[Nayarit]],  Mexico
== See also ==
* [[Tepic Territory]]
== References ==
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== Sources and external links ==
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{{Portal|Mexico}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110613183420/http://www.inegi.gob.mx/est/contenidos/espanol/sistemas/conteo2005/localidad/iter/ Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005] INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática
* {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20110517162123/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/wb2/ELOCAL/EMM_nayarit Nayarit] Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México
* {{in lang|es}} {{Official website|http://www.tepic.gob.mx/}} (Ayuntamiento de Tepic)
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