Sierra Madre Occidental region of Nayarit

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The Sierra Madre Occidental region of Nayarit is a mountainous area in western Mexico characterized by rugged highlands, pine-oak forests, and rural communities such as Compostela.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain region
administrativeRegion Compostela Municipality NERFINISHED
other highland municipalities of Nayarit
biodiversity high
borders coastal lowlands of Nayarit
climate subtropical highland
temperate
containsSettlement Compostela NERFINISHED
rural communities
country Mexico
countrySubdivision municipalities of Nayarit
dominantVegetation pine-oak forests
drainage tributaries flowing to the Pacific Ocean
tributaries of the Río Grande de Santiago
economicActivity rural tourism
small-scale agriculture
timber extraction
elevation generally higher than coastal plain of Nayarit
environmentalIssue deforestation risk
soil erosion on slopes
geology igneous formations
volcanic rocks
hasEcosystem montane forest
temperate forest
hasEthnicGroup Indigenous communities of Nayarit
mestizo rural population
hasFauna birds of pine-oak forests
mammals of western Mexican highlands
hasFlora oak species
pine species
hasTransportation mountain roads connecting to Compostela
landUse cattle ranching
forestry
subsistence agriculture
locatedIn State of Nayarit NERFINISHED
western Mexico NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Standard Time
locatedNear Pacific coastal plain of Nayarit
naturalResource forest resources
freshwater streams
partOf Mexican Volcanic Belt and Sierra Madre transition zone NERFINISHED
Sierra Madre Occidental NERFINISHED
relativeLocation east of the coastal cities of Nayarit
inland from the Pacific coast
terrain mountainous
rugged highlands

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Compostela isPartOf Sierra Madre Occidental region of Nayarit
Del Nayar isPartOf Sierra Madre Occidental region of Nayarit
this entity surface form: Sierra region of Nayarit
Huajicori partOf Sierra Madre Occidental region of Nayarit
Tuxpan partOf Sierra Madre Occidental region of Nayarit
subject surface form: Tuxpan, Nayarit
this entity surface form: Sierra Madre Occidental region (Nayarit)