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Uruana

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Uruana

Total population

13,729

Elevation586 m
Land area522.13 km²
Coordinates-15.50°, -49.69°

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City facts

Elevation
586 m
Area
522.13 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Uruana is a municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. It is known statewide as the watermelon capital of the state.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-15.4999
Longitude
-49.6870
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)
272
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Rufous Hornero
    Furnarius rufus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    8
  • Chopi Blackbird
    Gnorimopsar chopi (Vieillot, 1819) · Aves
    7
  • Scaled Dove
    Columbina squammata (R.Lesson, 1831) · Aves
    7
  • Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
    Brotogeris chiriri (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    6
  • Ruddy Ground-Dove
    Columbina talpacoti (Temminck, 1810) · Aves
    6
  • Blue-and-yellow Macaw
    Ara ararauna (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6
  • Picazuro Pigeon
    Patagioenas picazuro (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
    5
  • Eared Dove
    Zenaida auriculata (Des Murs, 1847) · Aves
    5

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

E
Edney Domingues Martins
politician from Brazil
F
Fabio Sousa Lima
Brazilian priest
O
Olivério Pinto
Brazilian businessperson (1947-2015)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.52
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,014

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
28
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
5221700
UF
GO
Mesorregião
Centro Goiano
Microrregião
Ceres

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • 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