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Camocim

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Camocim

Total population

62,326

Founded

1879

Air quality index

25Good
Elevation8 m
Land area1123.94 km²
Coordinates-2.90°, -40.84°

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City facts

Founded
1879
Elevation
8 m
Area
1123.94 km²
Time zone
UTC−03:00
Official website
www.camocim.ce.gov.br

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Camocim is a municipality in the state of Ceará, Brazil, founded in 1879. The population is 63,907 people in an area of 1,120.45 km2 (432.61 mi2).

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-2.9010
Longitude
-40.8427
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
25
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
66
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
752
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Sanderling
    Calidris alba (Pallas, 1764) · Aves
    29
  • Semipalmated Plover
    Charadrius semipalmatus Bonaparte, 1825 · Aves
    28
  • Ruddy Turnstone
    Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    28
  • Whimbrel
    Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    27
  • Black-bellied Plover
    Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    24
  • Gray-hooded Gull
    Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    24
  • American Oystercatcher
    Haematopus palliatus Temminck, 1820 · Aves
    23
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper
    Calidris pusilla (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    18

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Euclides Pinto Martins
Euclides Pinto Martins
Brazilian aviator
J
José Dias de Macedo
Brazilian politician
Onofre Muniz Gomes de Lima
Onofre Muniz Gomes de Lima
Brazilian military personnel
D
Dr. Jaziel
Brazilian politician
R
Raimundo Nonato de Medeiros
politician from Brazil
A
Antônio Fontinele de Melo
O
Olivar Fontenelle de Araújo
person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection
J
Jonatas Rodrigues dos Santos
person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection
C
Carlos Cavalcanti

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.76
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,104

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
77
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Camocim

A fortificação holandesa do Camocim
André Frota Oliveira · 1995
Tectonics and sedimentation of the Piauí-Camocim sub-basin, Ceará Basin, offshore northeastern Brazil
Pedro Victor Zalán · 1985

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
2302602
UF
CE
Mesorregião
Noroeste Cearense
Microrregião
Litoral de Camocim e Acaraú

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • 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