thumb|right|250px|alt=Map of Mexico with Nayarit highlighted|Map of Mexico with Nayarit highlighted
thumb|right|250px|alt=Man of Nayarit with municipalities labelled|Nayarit Municipalities
Nayarit is a state in western Mexico, divided into twenty municipalities. According to the 2020 INEGI census, it is the fourth least populated state with inhabitants and the 23rd largest by land area spanning .
Municipalities in Nayarit are administratively autonomous of the state according to the 115th article of the 1917 Constitution of Mexico. Every three years, citizens elect a municipal president (Spanish: presidente municipal) by a plurality voting system who heads a concurrently elected municipal council (ayuntamiento) responsible for providing all the public services for their constituents. The municipal council consists of a variable number of trustees and councillors (regidores y síndicos). Municipalities are responsible for public services (such as water and sewerage), street lighting, public safety, traffic, and the maintenance of public parks, gardens and cemeteries. They may also assist the state and federal governments in education, emergency fire and medical services, environmental protection and maintenance of monuments and historical landmarks. Since 1984, they have had the power to collect property taxes and user fees, although more funds are obtained from the state and federal governments than from their own income.
Municipalities
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File:Catedral_de_Tepic,_Nayarit,_MEXICO.jpg|alt=Tepic Cathedral|Tepic is the largest municipality by population in Nayarit.
File:Nuevo_Vallarta_2.JPG|alt=Photograph of a tropical tourist resort in Bahía de Banderas taken from the above|The second largest municipality by population is Bahía de Banderas.
File:Vista del centro.JPG|alt=View of downtown Santiago Ixcuintla|Santiago Ixcuintla is the third largest municipality by population.
File:AsdeOros07.JPG|alt=Hotel Bungalows in Guayabitos, Nayarit|The fourth largest municipality by population is Compostela.
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!scope="col" rowspan=2| Name
!scope="col" rowspan=2| Municipal seat
!scope="col" rowspan=2| Population<br>(2020)
!scope="col" rowspan=2| Change
!scope="col" data-sort-type="number" colspan=2| Land area