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Potengi
Cearávillage
Total population
8,833
Air quality index
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Set in Ceará, Brazil, Potengi is recorded in open geodata as a small village. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (-7.092°, -40.027°). It is home to roughly 8,833 residents. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. 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
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
- Red-cowled CardinalParoaria dominicana (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves699
- Pileated FinchCoryphospingus pileatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) · Aves584
- Stripe-backed AntbirdMyrmorchilus strigilatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1831) · Aves482
- Picui Ground-DoveColumbina picui (Temminck, 1813) · Aves463
- Tropical KingbirdTyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves451
- Tropical GnatcatcherPolioptila plumbea (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves447
- Glittering-bellied EmeraldChlorostilbon lucidus (Shaw, 1812) · Aves437
- Sayaca TanagerThraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves431
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Potengi, 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
- 2311207
- UF
- CE
- Mesorregião
- Sul Cearense
- Microrregião
- Chapada do Araripe
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • 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