Compostela | |
|---|---|
 Rincón de Guayabitos | |
 Seal | |
 Location of Compostela municipality in Nayarit | |
  Compostela Location of Compostela in Mexico | |
| Coordinates: 21°14′20″N 104°54′00″W / 21.23889°N 104.90000°W | |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | Nayarit |
| Founded | 1530 |
| Founded by | Nuño de Guzmán |
| Seat | Compostela |
| Government | |
| • Presidente municipal | Romina Chang Aguilar (Morena  ) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 823.6 km2 (318.0 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Municipality | 37,478 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 10,187 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST (Zona Pacífico)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT (Zona Pacífico)) |
| Postal Code | 63740 |
| Area Code | 323, 327, |
| Website | compostela |
Compostela is the name of both a municipality and of a town in it that serves as the seat; both are in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The municipality had 62,925 (2005 census) in a total area of 1,848 km2 (713.5 sq mi). The town and its municipal seat had a population of 15,991 in 2000.