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Igarassu

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Total population

115,196

Coordinates-7.84°, -34.91°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Pernambuco, Brazil, Igarassu is a sizeable town. Coordinates of -7.835°, -34.906° situate Igarassu in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 115,196. The latitude suggests hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Open solar datasets indicate about 2,134 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 84% of daylight hours. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-7.8354
Longitude
-34.9061
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
17,357
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Palm Tanager
    Thraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) · Aves
    341
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    337
  • Pale-breasted Thrush
    Turdus leucomelas Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
    292
  • Social Flycatcher
    Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) · Aves
    283
  • Burnished-buff Tanager
    Stilpnia cayana (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    273
  • Bananaquit
    Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    271
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    241
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    230

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Pernambuco

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.85
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,134

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
20
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Igarassu

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
2606804
UF
PE
Mesorregião
Metropolitana de Recife
Microrregião
Itamaracá

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • • 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