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Capitão Poço

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Capitão Poço

Total population

56,506

Air quality index

14Good
Elevation69 m
Land area2899.53 km²
Coordinates-1.74°, -47.06°

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City facts

Elevation
69 m
Area
2899.53 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Capitão Poço is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil. Known as "Land of Orange" due to its large production of this fruit. The municipality exports orange and other fruits and spices for the international market. There are many rivers around the city.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-1.7447
Longitude
-47.0639
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
14
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
3
PM10 (µg/m³)
4.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
39
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
240
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Bufo toad, Bullfrog, Cane toad, Giant American toad, Marine Toad, Suriname toad
    Rhinella marina (Linnaeus, 1758) · Amphibia
    79
  • Chaco Granulated Toad
    Rhinella major (Müller & Hellmich, 1936) · Amphibia
    22
  • Venezuela snouted treefrog
    Scinax x-signatus (Spix, 1824) · Amphibia
    7
  • Rufous Frog
    Leptodactylus fuscus (Schneider, 1799) · Amphibia
    6
  • Steindachner’s Dwarf Frog
    Physalaemus ephippifer (Steindachner, 1864) · Amphibia
    5
  • Cei's White-lipped Frog
    Leptodactylus macrosternum Miranda-Ribeiro, 1926 · Amphibia
    5
  • western honey bee
    Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 · Insecta
    3
  • Prionolopha serrata (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Prionolopha serrata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Insecta
    3

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

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

Nearby places in Pará

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Geography & sun

Elevation
230 ft (70 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.15
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,880

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
68
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Capitão Poço, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
1502301
UF
PA
Mesorregião
Nordeste Paraense
Microrregião
Guamá

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

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