Quixeramobim
Coat of arms of Quixeramobim
Location in Ceará  state
Location in Ceará state
Quixeramobim is located in Brazil
Quixeramobim
Quixeramobim
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 5°12′S 39°17′W / 5.200°S 39.283°W / -5.200; -39.283
CountryBrazil
RegionNortheast
StateCeará
Population
 (2020[1])
  Total81,778
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

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.

Climate

Semi-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]

History

It was founded in the 17th century on lands adjacent to Rio Ibu (Quixeramobim) and became a municipality in 1755.

Economy

The primary economic occupations are farming and ranching.

Famous residents

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. Wernstadt, Frederick L.; World Climatic Data; published 1972 by Climatic Data Press; p. 102.
  3. Mattos, Marluza (2006), Ministério cria Corredor Ecológico da Caatinga (in Portuguese), Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-11-01


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