Acaraú

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Acaraú

Total population

65,264

Founded

1849

Elevation7 m

Land area842.88 km²

Coordinates-2.89°, -40.12°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Acaraú is a municipality in the Ceará state of Brazil. The city lies on the Acaraú River near the northern Atlantic coast. In 2020 the population was estimated at 63,104. The municipality is a major producer of Brazilian lobster and its economy depends heavily on fishing, agriculture and cattle breeding.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Manuel Edmilson da Cruz

Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate

F

Francisco Gomes Parente

Brazilian politician and priest

G

Giselda Medeiros

Brazilian writer

J

João Tomé da Silva

Brazilian politician

Landry Sales Gonçalves

Brazilian politician and military, former governor of the states of Pará and Piauí

Nazareno Fonteles

Brazilian politician

Antônio Tomás

Brazilian writer and poet (1868-1941)

V

Vaidon Oliveira

Brazilian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Ceará

• Tucunzeiro
  5 mi away
• Gorguinho
  9.1 mi away
• Espraiado
  9.4 mi away
• Morgado
  11.6 mi away
• Camaúba
  13.1 mi away
• Tanque de Cajueiro
  13.5 mi away
• Porto do Barco
  16.2 mi away
• Triangulo do Marco
  16.6 mi away
• Castelhano
  17.1 mi away
• Matriz
  20.6 mi away
• São Isídio
  24.9 mi away
• Córrego da Forquilha
  25.4 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Books about Acaraú

Search results from Open Library.

Official Identifiers