Quixeramobim (formally Santo Antônio do Boqueirão de Quixeramobim; formerly Nova Vila do Campo Maior) is a municipality in central State of Ceará, northeastern Brazil. It has a population of about 81,778 (2020 est). The local biome is caatinga hiperxerófila.
Quixeramobim | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Ceará state | |
  Quixeramobim Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 5°12′S 39°17′W / 5.200°S 39.283°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Ceará |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 81,778 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Climate
editSemi-arid tropical warm with rainfall concentrated from February to April. The average temperature is 26–28 °C and the average annual rainfall is 499 mm.[2]
The Paus Brancos district of the municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.[3]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Quixeramobim (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.9 (93.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.1 (95.2) |
33.3 (91.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 87.7 (3.45) |
77.8 (3.06) |
146.2 (5.76) |
173.1 (6.81) |
105.2 (4.14) |
55.3 (2.18) |
23.4 (0.92) |
16.3 (0.64) |
2.3 (0.09) |
1.3 (0.05) |
3.3 (0.13) |
20.9 (0.82) |
712.8 (28.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm 0) | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 68 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 63.0 | 66.4 | 71.9 | 73.3 | 72.9 | 66.8 | 59.3 | 53.4 | 52.0 | 53.1 | 54.8 | 58.1 | 62.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 220.1 | 197.9 | 206.3 | 195.3 | 215.2 | 226.1 | 255.4 | 279.3 | 282.4 | 292.5 | 268.2 | 253.0 | 2,891.7 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[4] | |||||||||||||
History
editIt was founded in the 17th century on lands adjacent to Rio Ibu (Quixeramobim) and became a municipality in 1755.
Economy
editThe primary economic occupations are farming and ranching.
Famous residents
edit- Iarley (born 1974), football player, World Champion at the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup
References
edit- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Wernstadt, Frederick L.; World Climatic Data; published 1972 by Climatic Data Press; p. 102.
- ^ Mattos, Marluza (2006), Ministério cria Corredor Ecológico da Caatinga (in Portuguese), Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-11-01
- ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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