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Forquilha
Cearátown
Total population
24,173
Air quality index
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Forquilha is a municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Picui Ground-DoveColumbina picui (Temminck, 1813) · Aves1,731
- Great KiskadeePitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,257
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula (Molina, 1782) · Aves1,181
- Smooth-billed AniCrotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,122
- Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,097
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,097
- Common Tody-FlycatcherTodirostrum cinereum (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,080
- Southern LapwingVanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782) · Aves1,078
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2008-02-291 km S of Sobral, Brazil
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Ceará
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Forquilha
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Forquilha, 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
- 2304350
- UF
- CE
- Mesorregião
- Noroeste Cearense
- Microrregião
- Sobral
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • 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