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Garça

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Garça

Total population

42,110

Founded

1924

Air quality index

57Moderate
Elevation683 m
Land area555.77 km²
Coordinates-22.21°, -49.65°

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City facts

Founded
1924
Elevation
683 m
Area
555.77 km²
Official website
www.prefgarca.sp.gov.br

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Garça is a town located in the west-central part of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 44,409 in an area of 556 km2.

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History & geography

Geography

The climate is subtropical with temperatures ranging from 17.8 °C to 28.5 °C. The precipitation is 1.274,4 mm/a. The rainy season occurs in the summer (December until March), with the temperature hovering between 25 and 30 °C. Low temperatures occur in the months of April and July. Garça is situated in a landscape of rolling hills, where many small streams are formed, converging all to the formation of the rivers Rio do Peixe, Tibiriça and Feio. *Podzol, Marília Variation The region is characterized by lush vegetation, predominantly grassy, while the native vegetation was primarily tropical forest.

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Geography

Latitude
-22.2126
Longitude
-49.6548
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
57
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
7.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
59
NO₂ (µg/m³)
9.8

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,727
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    37
  • white-eyed conure
    Aratinga leucophthalma (Statius Muller, 1776) · Aves
    34
  • Sayaca Tanager
    Thraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    34
  • Picazuro Pigeon
    Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
    34
  • Pale-breasted Thrush
    Turdus leucomelas Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
    30
  • Scaled Dove
    Columbina squammata (R.Lesson, 1831) · Aves
    25
  • Southern Lapwing
    Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782) · Aves
    25
  • Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
    Brotogeris chiriri (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    23

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
3.5
Largest event
2018-07-26

Most recent

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 São Paulo

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.16
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,884

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
254
Avg daily Wikipedia views
8
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Garça

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
3516705
UF
SP
Mesorregião
Marília
Microrregião
Marília

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
  • • 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