Compostela | |
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Rincón de Guayabitos | |
![]() Location of Compostela municipality in Nayarit | |
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.