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Cabo de Santo Agostinho

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Cabo de Santo Agostinho

Total population

203,440

Coordinates-8.28°, -35.03°

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Overview

Cabo de Santo Agostinho is a 448 square kilometer sized municipality located 35 kilometers south of the city of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. It is believed by some historians that Vicente Yáñez Pinzón had set anchor in a bay in Cabo de Santo Agostinho on January 26, 1500, however the Portuguese discovery of Brazil was by Pedro Álvares Cabral on April 21, 1500 is officially recognized instead. Cabo de Santo Agostinho was incorporated as a town in 1811.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-8.2839
Longitude
-35.0321
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Air quality

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Amenities nearby

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Earthquake history

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Events

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
2602902
UF
PE
Mesorregião
Metropolitana de Recife
Microrregião
Suape

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