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Barbalha

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Barbalha

Total population

75,033

Coordinates-7.31°, -39.30°

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Overview

Barbalha is a municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil. Barbalha covers 569.5 km2 (219.9 mi2), and has a population of 61,228 with a population density of 100 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located at the south of the state, 575 km (357 mi) from the state capital of Fortaleza. The eastern part of the Araripe-Apodi National Forest, established in 1946, is located in Barbalha. The city sits at the foot of the Chapada do Araripe, a large plateau on the border of Ceará and Pernambuco.

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Geography

Latitude
-7.3121
Longitude
-39.3036
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
2301901
UF
CE
Mesorregião
Sul Cearense
Microrregião
Cariri

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • 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