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Cabeça Gorda
Maranhãovillage
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Overview
Within Maranhão, Brazil, Cabeça Gorda stands as a village. Its coordinates of -5.158°, -48.457° place it in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.
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History & geography
History
The parish was officially established in 1901 under the name Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Rocha, but the official name didn't stick over time. However, according to historical data, the village's history can be traced back to the Muslim Conquest of the Iberian Peninsula around 702 AD. The name originated from "cabeço" ("hill") and "gorda" (adj. "great width of this elevation"), together meaning "large hill" or large elevation. Cabeça Gorda is situated at the highest point in the region, and it is believed that the village's name originated from observing this fact.
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Geography
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Nearby places in Maranhão
- São Pedro da Água Branca5.5 mi away · pop. 13,444
- Primeiro Cocal7.4 mi away
- Jatobazinho27.2 mi away
- Viração Grande41.2 mi away
- Centro do Ciríaco44.3 mi away
- São João do Andirobal47.5 mi away
- Trinta49.6 mi away
- Nova Conquista50.9 mi away
- Macaúba51.2 mi away
- Coquelândia56.6 mi away
- Sudelândia56.9 mi away
- Conquista da Lagoa60.3 mi away
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
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