Quixeramobim, Ceará

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 72,000 (2010 census). The local biome is caatinga hiperxerófila.

Quixeramobim
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Ceará state
Quixeramobim
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 5°12′S 39°17′W
CountryBrazil
RegionNortheast
StateCeará
Population
 (2010)
 • Total72,000
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (BRT)

Climate

Semi-arid tropical warm with rainfall concentrated from February to April. The average temperature is 26-28C and the average annual rainfall is 708 mm.

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.[1]

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

Antônio Conselheiro (1830-1879), religious leader

References
  1. Mattos, Marluza (2006), Ministério cria Corredor Ecológico da Caatinga (in Portuguese), Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-11-01


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