Nayarit is a state in the west of
Mexico. It borders the Mexican states of
Sinaloa and
Durango to the north, and
Jalisco to the east and south. To the west it borders the
Pacific Ocean. The "Islas Tres Marias" in the Pacific are part of the State of Nayarit.
The capital of Nayarit is Tepic[?]. Also in Nayarit are the cities of Acaponeta[?], Tecuala[?], and Tuxpan[?].
ISO 3166-2 is MX-NAY.