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Taquara

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Taquara

Total population

53,240

Founded

1886

Elevation57 m
Land area457.13 km²
WeatherAvg high 77.1°F
Coordinates-29.65°, -50.78°

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City facts

Founded
1886
Elevation
57 m
Area
457.13 km²
Official website
www.taquara.rs.gov.br

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Taquara is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Taquara is located 72 kilometers from Porto Alegre, the state capital. Taquara's population was estimated at 57,584 in 2020.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-29.6452
Longitude
-50.7832
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Avg high
77.1°F
Avg low
58.6°F
Annual precipitation
66.4 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,131
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    46
  • Southern Lapwing
    Vanellus chilensis (Molina, 1782) · Aves
    44
  • Rufous-bellied Thrush
    Turdus rufiventris Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
    36
  • Southern House-Wren
    Troglodytes musculus J.F.Naumann, 1823 · Aves
    34
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    33
  • Rufous Hornero
    Furnarius rufus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    32
  • Bare-faced Ibis
    Phimosus infuscatus (Lichtenstein, 1823) · Aves
    29
  • Saffron Finch
    Sicalis flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    27

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

Nearby places in Rio Grande do Sul

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.48
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,634

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
88
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Taquara

Geologia geral das quadrículas de Gravataí, Taquara e Rolante, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Robert H. Morris · 1963
Sítios arqueológicos da tradição taquara, fase erveiras, no vale do Rio Pardo, RS, Brasil
Pedro Augusto Mentz Ribeiro · 1979
Raízes de Taquara
Encontro dos Municípios Originários de Santo Antônio da Patrulha (19th 2008 Taquara, Brazil) · 2008
O doutor maragato
João Eickhoff · 1994

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
4321204
UF
RS
Mesorregião
Metropolitana de Porto Alegre
Microrregião
Gramado-Canela

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • 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