Irauçuba

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Irauçuba
Municipality
Igreja-Matriz - Paróquia São Luiz de Gonzaga (Festa, 21 de junho) - panoramio.jpg
Nickname(s): 
"Land of Friendship"
Country Brazil
RegionNordeste
StateCeará
MesoregionNoroeste Cearense
Area
 • Total558,390 sq mi (1,446,223 km2)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total24,305
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Irauçuba is a municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]

According to the resident population estimate made by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics IBGE in 2020, its population was 24,305 inhabitants.

Geography[]

The climate is tropical. Summer has much less rainfall than the winter. The climate classification is according to Köppen and Geiger. The average temperature is 26.3 °C in Irauçuba. Average annual rainfall of 629 semi-arid hot mm. Tropical with average rainfall of 539 mm, with rainfall concentrated 12 January to April 13. Irauçuba has one of medium pluviometrias smaller state. The city is beating too desertification key Irauçuba already have been quite committed to desertification.

Notable people[]

The city received international attention after Marcelo Lotif, native from Irauçuba, became the first person from that region to complete higher education and travel abroad. However, in present years, after almost a decade living in North America, Marcelo has been criticized by local population, as it is believed he no longer relates to the average citizen of Irauçuba and its simple way of life.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.

Coordinates: 3°45′S 39°47′W / 3.750°S 39.783°W / -3.750; -39.783

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