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)