Tecuala

{{Short description|Town and municipality in Nayarit, Mexico}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = |name = Tecuala |other_name = |native_name =  |nickname = |settlement_type = Municipality |total_type = Municipality |motto =  |image_skyline = |image_shield = Escudo de Tecuala.jpg |pushpin_map = Mexico Nayarit#Mexico |pushpin_label_position = above |pushpin_mapsize = |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Mexico  |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|Nayarit}} Nayarit  |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 =  |leader_name1 = |established_title = Founded |established_date = |established_title1 = Founded as |established_date1 = |established_title2 = |established_date2 = |founder =  |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =  |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 =  |area_water_km2 = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 =  |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = |population_density_blank1_km2 = auto |population_demonym = {{in lang|es}}  |timezone = CST |utc_offset = −6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = −5 |coordinates = |elevation_point = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft =  |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |footnotes = }} '''Tecuala''' is both a municipality and a town in the Mexican state of Nayarit, on the Pacific coast. The population of the municipality was 42,237 in a total area of {{Cvt|1,137|km2}} (2000) while the population of the town and municipal seat was 14,584 (2000). One of the longest beaches in the world, Playa Novillero, is located here.<ref>{{cite web|author=Sujaysen|title=The 10 Longest Beaches in The World|url=http://newsflavor.com/opinions/the-10-longest-beaches-in-the-world/|publisher=NewsFlavor|access-date=6 August 2012|date=25 December 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626013023/http://newsflavor.com/opinions/the-10-longest-beaches-in-the-world/|archivedate=26 June 2012}}</ref>

"Tecuala" is the Castilian form of the Tecuallan word, which means ''"place of many wild animals"''.<ref name="archive.vn_2013-02-21">{{Citation | url=http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/EMM18nayarit/municipios/18016a.html| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130221080929/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/EMM18nayarit/municipios/18016a.html| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 21, 2013| title=Nayarit-Tecuala.| newspaper=archive.vn| date= February 21, 2013| accessdate=May 21, 2020}}</ref> == Geography == The municipality of Tecuala is located in the northern part of the state of Nayarit, between parallels 22° 14', and 22° 34' north latitude and meridians 105° 14' and 105° 45' west longitude. It is bounded in the north by the state of Sinaloa and the municipality of Acaponeta; in the south by the municipalities of Santiago Ixcuintla and Rosamorada, in the east by the municipality of Acaponeta and in the west by the Pacific Ocean.

Most of the land is flat and tending to mangrove swamps in the west, forming part of the national protected zone called Marismas Nacionales.<ref name=NatGeo>{{NatGeo ecoregion|id=nt1420|name=Marismas Nacionales-San Blas mangroves}}</ref> The most important river is the Acaponeta, which flows into the Agua Brava lagoon.<ref name=NatGeo/>

=== Climate === The climate is hot, tropical, subhumid, with the rainy season from July to September, and the hottest months from June to August. The average annual rainfall is 1,200 mm. and the average annual temperature is 22 °C, varying between 26 °C and 18 °C.

== Economy == The economy is based on agriculture with the main crops being sorghum, beans, tobacco, corn, chili peppers, watermelon and jícama. There is also widespread cattle raising. Shrimp farming is carried out in the many lagoons.

It is said, that former governor of Sinaloa state; Antonio Toledo Corro and Monterrey-based developers Grupo Novisa who apparently own the peninsula have a very aggressive plan with the idea to start a new era for the new Riviera which will employ hundreds of people and increase the living standards of the people who live within the area.{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}

== Tourism == The popular Novillero beach is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' for being one of the longest beaches in the world—82 kilometers. The Acaponeta River flows into the ocean here and nearby is the Agua Brava lagoon, a place of great fishing and shrimp production. In San Felipe Aztatán, one can visit a monument to the origins of the Mexican people.

Today, Tecuala is the new target for real estate developers focused on tourist matters. Playa Novillero, especially the "Peninsula", which has a total area of approximately {{convert|3460|acre|ha|adj=on}} with ocean and river front, has very attractive plans within the next months to initiate a new concept of a tourist project.

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==External links== *[http://www.alicamedios.com XETD Radio Paraiso de Tecuala] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930030651/http://www.e-local.gob.mx/work/templates/enciclo/nayarit/index.html Enciclopedia de los Municipios Mexicanos] *[http://www.inegi.gob.mx/inegi/default.aspx Instituto Nacional de Estadística]

Category:Populated places in Nayarit Category:Municipalities of Nayarit