About Compostela
Compostela is a city in Nayarit, Mexico with a population of 17,573. It is the 535th largest of the 625 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mexico, and the 28,042nd largest worldwide. It lies 635 km from Mexico City.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#9of 10
Coordinates
21.237, -104.901
Record updated
17 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 625 in MexicoClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.