Compostela, Nayarit
Compostela | |
|---|---|
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 | |
• Total | 823.6 km2 (318.0 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 77,436 |
| • Seat | 20,322 |
| 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 77,436 in 2020 and the seat 20,322. It has a total area of 1,848 km2 (713.5 sq mi).