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Abaiara
Cearátown
Total population
10,038
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
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Overview
Abaiara is a city in the region of the Kiriri people, in the state of Ceará, Brazil. The population in 2020 was 11,853 people.
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History
The first inhabitants of the region were the indigenous Kariri, of Tapuia origin. They were a strong and warlike people who became notable in colonial history for their resistance to the advance of the Portuguese. The lands located at the foothills of the Chapada do Araripe were inhabited by the Kariri Gauariú. Abaiara, as an urban nucleus, emerged in the 19th century, when two farmers, José Leite da Cunha and José Júlio Sampaio, settled in the area with cattle ranches.
Geography
The climate is tropical hot semi-arid with relatively high rainfall of 1,256 millimetres, with precipitation concentrated between January and April. Average temperatures range between 24 and 26 °C. The main water sources are the Rompe Gibão stream and the Sabonete, São Pedro, and Jitirama streams. The main elevations are the São Felipe Mountains, the Mãozinha Mountains, and the Araripe Mountains. Most of the territory is covered by thorny deciduous forest (caatinga woodland), while higher areas in the southwestern part of the municipality contain tropical semi-deciduous rainforest (dry forest).
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Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 2300101
- UF
- CE
- Mesorregião
- Sul Cearense
- Microrregião
- Brejo Santo
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
- • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br