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Russas

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Russas

Total population

72,928

Elevation20 m
Land area1591.28 km²
Coordinates-4.94°, -37.98°

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City facts

Elevation
20 m
Area
1591.28 km²
Official website
russas.ce.gov.br

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Russas is a municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-4.9354
Longitude
-37.9784
Water area
—
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)
1,128
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Southern Lapwing
    Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782) · Aves
    57
  • cactus conure
    Aratinga cactorum (Kuhl, 1820) · Aves
    49
  • Chalk-browed Mockingbird
    Mimus saturninus (Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    48
  • Venezuelan Troupial
    Icterus icterus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    43
  • Caatinga Cacholote
    Pseudoseisura cristata (Spix, 1824) · Aves
    41
  • Southern Caracara
    Caracara plancus (J.F.Miller, 1777) · Aves
    36
  • Pileated Finch
    Coryphospingus pileatus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) · Aves
    36
  • Red-cowled Cardinal
    Paroaria dominicana (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    32

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

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 Ceará

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,189

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
105
Avg daily Wikipedia views
4
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Russas

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Russas, 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
2311801
UF
CE
Mesorregião
Jaguaribe
Microrregião
Baixo Jaguaribe

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • 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