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Morrinhos

Cearátown

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Total population

22,753

Air quality index

30Good
Elevation30 m
Coordinates-3.23°, -40.13°

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

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City facts

Overview

As a town in Ceará, Brazil, Morrinhos occupies its own corner of the country. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 22,753. Coordinates of -3.228°, -40.128° situate Morrinhos in the equatorial zone of the southern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,040 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 80% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-3.2276
Longitude
-40.1281
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
30
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
53
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.9

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
112
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • queen-of-the-night
    Cereus jamacaru DC. · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • Ipomoea bahiensis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
    Ipomoea bahiensis Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. · Magnoliopsida
    4
  • Green iguana
    Iguana iguana (Linnaeus, 1758) · Squamata
    3
  • cactus conure
    Aratinga cactorum (Kuhl, 1820) · Aves
    3
  • Burrowing Owl
    Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) · Aves
    3
  • Roadside Hawk
    Rupornis magnirostris (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    3
  • Allobriquetia spicata (Kunth) Bovini
    Allobriquetia spicata (Kunth) Bovini · Magnoliopsida
    2
  • Wattled Jacana
    Jacana jacana (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.3
Largest event
2008-02-29

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Ceará

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Geography & sun

Elevation
98 ft (30 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.59
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,040

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
8
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
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

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
2308906
UF
CE
Mesorregião
Noroeste Cearense
Microrregião
Litoral de Camocim e Acaraú

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

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