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Tecuala is both a municipality and a town in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The population of the municipality was 42,237 in a total area of 1,137 km˛ (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.

"Tecuala" is the Castilian form of the Tecuallan word, which means "place of many wild animals".

The municipality of Tecuala is located in the northern part of the state of Nayarit
Nayarit

Nayarit is one of Political divisions of Mexico and is located on the central west coast, bordering the Pacific Ocean. Nayarit is surrounded by the states of Sinaloa to the northwest, Durango to the north, Zacatecas to the northeast and Jalisco to the south with the Pacific Ocean bordering it to the west....
, between parallels 22° 14', and 22° 34’ north latitude and meridians 105° 14’ and 105° 45’ west longitude.






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Tecuala is both a municipality and a town in the Mexican state of Nayarit. The population of the municipality was 42,237 in a total area of 1,137 km˛ (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.

"Tecuala" is the Castilian form of the Tecuallan word, which means "place of many wild animals".

The municipality of Tecuala is located in the northern part of the state of Nayarit
Nayarit

Nayarit is one of Political divisions of Mexico and is located on the central west coast, bordering the Pacific Ocean. Nayarit is surrounded by the states of Sinaloa to the northwest, Durango to the north, Zacatecas to the northeast and Jalisco to the south with the Pacific Ocean bordering it to the west....
, 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
Sinaloa

Sinaloa is one of the 31 mexican state of Mexico....
 and the municipality of Acaponeta
Acaponeta

Acaponeta is a both a municipalities of Mexico and a town in the northern part of the Mexico States of Mexico of Nayarit. The town is located at the geographical coordinates of ....
; in the south by the municipalities of Santiago Ixcuintla
Santiago Ixcuintla

Santiago de Ixcuintla is a municipality and a municipal seat in the western Mexico state of Nayarit. The municipal population was 84,314 inhabitants with the municipal seat having 18 269....
 and Rosamorada
Rosamorada

Rosamorada is a municipality of the state of Nayarit in Mexico. It is located in the extreme north of the state. The area of the municipality is 2,073 km? and the population was 32, 217 in 2005, showing a significant decrease from 1980 when it was 34,695....
, in the east by the municipality of Acaponeta
Acaponeta

Acaponeta is a both a municipalities of Mexico and a town in the northern part of the Mexico States of Mexico of Nayarit. The town is located at the geographical coordinates of ....
 and in the west by the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
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Most of the land is flat and tending to mangrove swamps in the west, forming part of the national protected zone called Marismas Nacionales. See The most important river is the Acaponeta, which flows into the Agua Brava lagoon. See detailed map at

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 ml. and the average annual temperature is 22 °C, varying between 26 °C and 18 °C.

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

The popular Novillero beach is in the Guinness Book 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.

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