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Águia Branca
Espírito Santovillage
Águia Branca
Total population
9,711
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Águia Branca is a municipality located in the west-central portion of the state of Espírito Santo, in southeastern Brazil. The municipality has a population of 9,631 (2020) and its area is 454 km2.
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History
It was first colonized by Polish immigrants, in 1928. Polish was widely spoken in the region till the Second World War, when the Brazilian government prohibited education in Polish and German.
Geography
Located 226 km from the state capital Vitória. Municipalities it shares borders with include: (west) Mantenópolis and Pancas. (north) Barra de São Francisco and Nova Venécia. (south) São Domingos do Norte. (east) São Gabriel da Palha. The municipality is in a markedly mountainous region of the state, and Águia Branca town looks up at great finger shaped stone peaks which surround the area. Municipal maximum height is at 878m above sea level.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Vinaceous-breasted ParrotAmazona vinacea (Kuhl, 1820) · Aves32
- Blue-winged MacawPrimolius maracana (Vieillot, 1816) · Aves28
- Saffron FinchSicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves28
- Channel-billed ToucanRamphastos vitellinus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves21
- Crested OropendolaPsarocolius decumanus (Pallas, 1769) · Aves19
- Plumbeous KiteIctinia plumbea (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves17
- Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves17
- orb weaversEriophora edax (Blackwall, 1863) · Arachnida17
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Espírito Santo
- Córrego São João3.1 mi away
- Cachoeira do Muniz7 mi away
- Ebenézer8 mi away
- Córrego Águas Claras8.3 mi away
- Monte Senir10.6 mi away
- São Sebastião de Barra Seca11.5 mi away
- Cedrolândia12.7 mi away
- São Gabriel da Palha13.2 mi away · pop. 32,252
- São Domingos do Norte13.5 mi away · pop. 8,589
- Cachoeirinha de Itaúna14.6 mi away
- Palmerino15.4 mi away
- São Roque da Terra Roxa15.9 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Águia Branca, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 3200136
- UF
- ES
- Mesorregião
- Noroeste Espírito-santense
- Microrregião
- Nova Venécia
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • 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