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Cariacica
Espírito Santocity
Cariacica
Total population
353,491
Founded
1890
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Cariacica is a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area.
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History
Before the arrival of the colonists to this area, Tupiniquim Indians made this area their home. The name "Cariacica" comes from their language, meaning "the arrival of white men". Cariacica was created as a district of Vitória on 18 December 1837. Its full name as it was given by the Catholic Church is "Freguesia de São João Batista de Cariacica", after Saint John the Baptist, the patron saint of the town. On 30 December 1890 Cariacica separated fully from the municipality of Vitória, becoming the capital of its own municipality. Since 24 July 1971 Saint John the Baptist's day has been the city's commemorative day.
Geography
Cariacica is located 10 km northwest of Vitória, the capital of the state. It has a population of 383,917 (2020) and forms part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area. The municipality contains the Duas Bocas Biological Reserve, created in 1991 to protect part of the water supply.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
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Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 3201308
- UF
- ES
- Mesorregião
- Central Espírito-santense
- Microrregião
- Vitória
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • 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