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Why visit Acaponeta
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 parks and trails, 5 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in Acaponeta
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About Acaponeta
Acaponeta is both a municipality and a town in the northern part of the Mexican state of Nayarit. The town is located at the geographical coordinates of 22°29′47″N 105°21′34″W. The population of the municipality was 34,665 in the 2005 census, living in a total area of 1,667.7 km2 (643.9 sq mi). The population of the municipal seat was 18,066, the fifth-largest community in the state (after Tepic, Xalisco, Ixtlán del Río, and Tuxpan).
From the Wikipedia article Acaponeta (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes5
Cenaduría "Doña Chayo"
Restaurant · 1.5 km
8 Calle Sierra el Nayar, Acaponeta
Mo-Su 18:00-23:00, Th off
Pal-antojo
Restaurant · 2.0 km
15
Mo 12:00-23:30; Sa,Tu,Th,Fr 00:00-24:00; Su 18:00-24:00; We off
Where to stay1
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries31
Instituto de Computacion de Acaponeta
School · 0.6 km
Avenida Mexico Num. 49 Altos
Centro de Bachillerato Tecnologico Agropecuario Num. 182
School · 0.7 km
Carretera Tepic - Mazatlan Kilometro 131
Healthcare5
Map of Acaponeta
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Getting there and nearby towns
General Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 119 km away.
- San José de Gracia 2 km southwest, about 2 min by car
- El Centenario 2 km north, about 2 min by car
- El Recodo 4 km northeast, about 4 min by car
- Sayulilla 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Llano de la Cruz 6 km south, about 6 min by car
- La Guásima 10 km south, about 10 min by car
- La Concha (La Concepción) 11 km northwest, about 11 min by car
- El Tigre 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Camalotita 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Tecuala 14 km southwest, about 14 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Plaza principal de Acaponeta (2022), Salas Pulido, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Casa de Ali Chumacero - Barrio de la Ch, José Ricardo Morales y Sánchez Hidalgo, CC BY-SA 4.0
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