Patos
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{{Infobox settlement |
|official_name = Patos
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|settlement_type = Municipality
|motto = "Sun's residence"
|image_skyline = Panorama de Patos-27-06-17.jpg
|image_caption = Panorama view of the city of Patos, state of Paraíba, Brazil
|image_flag = Bandeira de Patos - PB.svg
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|image_seal = Brasão de Patos - PB.svg
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|image_map = Paraiba_Municip_Patos.svg
|map_caption = Location of Patos in Paraíba
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|pushpin_map_caption= Location of Patos in Brazil
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}}
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Northeast
|subdivision_type2 = State
|subdivision_name2 = Paraíba
|subdivision_type3 = Mesoregion
|subdivision_name3 = Sertão Paraibano
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|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Nabor Wanderley da Nóbrega Filho[6] (Republicanos, 2021 – 2024)
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|area_total_km2 = 513
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|population_as_of = 2021
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|population_total = 108,766
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|timezone = BRT
|utc_offset = −3
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|coordinates = {{coord|7|01|28|S|37|16|48|W|display=inline,title}}
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|elevation_m = 242
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|postal_code = 58.700-000
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|website = [http://www.patos.pb.gov.br/ www.patos.pb.gov.br] {{in lang|pt}}
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Patos is a municipality of the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil. It is classified by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics as a sub-regional center A.{{Cite web |url=http://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/visualizacao/livros/liv40677.pdf |title=Regions of Influence of Cities 2007|date=October 10, 2008 |accessdate=April 3, 2017 |publisher=Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)|last=|first=}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.ipardes.gov.br/pdf/revista_PR/100/diana.pdf |title=Configuration of the Urban Network of Brazil |date=June 2001 |accessdate=December 3, 2020 |publisher=Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE)}}
It is located in the Espinharas River valley, surrounded by the Borborema Plateau to east and south, and by the pediplain Sertanejo to the west. It originated from the village of Patos, spun off from the Parish of Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso de Pombal on October 6, 1788.{{Cite web |url=https://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/visualizacao/dtbs/paraiba/patos.pdf |publisher=Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) |format=PDF |title=History - Patos-PB |accessdate=June 20, 2019}}
The city is 306 km from the city of João Pessoa, the center of its immediate and intermediate geographic regions. It stands out as an educational, commercial, banking, religious and health center, both in the back country of Paraíba, and in areas of Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte.{{cite web|url=http://sinatran-pb.com/post.php?codigo=81#.Ujzd98Y3saA|title=CITIZEN SUGGESTION: Integration Terminal of buses and Alternatives in Patos|accessdate=September 20, 2013|author=Sinatran-PB}} It is the third most important municipality in the state considering the economic, political and social aspects (behind João Pessoa and Campina Grande).{{cite web|url=http://www.folhapatoense.com/2019/09/02/patos-ou-santa-rita-qual-e-o-terceiro-municipio-mais-importante-da-paraiba/|title=Patos or Santa Rita? What is the third most important municipality in Paraíba?|author=|date=September 2, 2019|accessdate=September 4, 2019|publisher=Folha Patoense}} According to IBGE estimates for 2021, it is the fourth most populous municipality in the state with 108,766 inhabitants. {{cite web |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pb/patos/panorama|title=Estimativa populacional 2021 IBGE|publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)|date= August 28, 2021 |accessdate = August 28, 2021}}
Esporte and Nacional are the city's two football (soccer) clubs. They play at the José Cavalcanti Municipal Stadium. There are four multisport arenas: Rivaldão, AABB, SESC and SESI.
The city is served by Brig. Firmino Ayres Airport.
Climate
The city of Patos experiences a tropical hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh), just short of a tropical savanna climate, with a short rainy season from February to April. During this period, when the equatorial rainband associated with the highly seasonalized positioning of the Intertropical Convergence Zone is over the city, warm to hot temperatures and abundant equatorial rainfall prevail. Conversely, the dry season dominates the remaining majority of the year, with abundant sunshine prevalent from May to January. The wettest month is March, with an average monthly precipitation of 213 mm (8.38 in), while the driest month is September, with an average precipitation of only 1 mm (0.04 in).
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|location = Patos (1981–2010)
|Jan record high C = 39.1
|Feb record high C = 38.9
|Mar record high C = 39.6
|Apr record high C = 38.5
|May record high C = 38.0
|Jun record high C = 37.0
|Jul record high C = 36.5
|Aug record high C = 38.6
|Sep record high C = 38.5
|Oct record high C = 39.8
|Nov record high C = 39.5
|Dec record high C = 39.5
|year record high C = 39.8
|Jan record low C = 18.5
|Feb record low C = 20.0
|Mar record low C = 19.9
|Apr record low C = 19.5
|May record low C = 17.8
|Jun record low C = 16.2
|Jul record low C = 15.7
|Aug record low C = 16.1
|Sep record low C = 18.0
|Oct record low C = 19.1
|Nov record low C = 20.0
|Dec record low C = 18.7
|year record low C = 15.7
|Jan high C = 34.9
|Feb high C = 34.3
|Mar high C = 33.6
|Apr high C = 33.1
|May high C = 32.7
|Jun high C = 32.1
|Jul high C = 32.3
|Aug high C = 33.2
|Sep high C = 34.8
|Oct high C = 35.9
|Nov high C = 36.2
|Dec high C = 36.0
| year high C = 34.1
|Jan mean C = 28.5
|Feb mean C = 27.9
|Mar mean C = 27.4
|Apr mean C = 27.2
|May mean C = 26.9
|Jun mean C = 26.2
|Jul mean C = 26.0
|Aug mean C = 26.5
|Sep mean C = 27.5
|Oct mean C = 28.5
|Nov mean C = 29.1
|Dec mean C = 29.2
| year mean C = 27.6
|Jan low C = 22.9
|Feb low C = 22.7
|Mar low C = 22.4
|Apr low C = 22.4
|May low C = 22.0
|Jun low C = 21.3
|Jul low C = 20.6
|Aug low C = 20.6
|Sep low C = 21.3
|Oct low C = 22.0
|Nov low C = 22.6
|Dec low C = 23.0
| year low C = 22.0
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 115.7
|Feb precipitation mm = 127.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 209.5
|Apr precipitation mm = 127.4
|May precipitation mm = 81.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 28.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 9.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 7.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 1.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 7.2
|Nov precipitation mm = 7.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 40.8
|year precipitation mm = 764.4
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 7
| Feb precipitation days = 8
| Mar precipitation days = 13
| Apr precipitation days = 9
| May precipitation days = 6
| Jun precipitation days = 3
| Jul precipitation days = 2
| Aug precipitation days = 1
| Sep precipitation days = 0
| Oct precipitation days = 1
| Nov precipitation days = 1
| Dec precipitation days = 2
| year precipitation days =
| Jan humidity = 58.5
| Feb humidity = 63.0
| Mar humidity = 68.7
| Apr humidity = 70.1
| May humidity = 65.3
| Jun humidity = 61.7
| Jul humidity = 57.7
| Aug humidity = 53.9
| Sep humidity = 49.6
| Oct humidity = 48.2
| Nov humidity = 48.8
| Dec humidity = 51.3
| year humidity = 58.1
|Jan sun = 260.6
|Feb sun = 225.7
|Mar sun = 257.7
|Apr sun = 251.1
|May sun = 244.3
|Jun sun = 223.5
|Jul sun = 238.9
|Aug sun = 271.4
|Sep sun = 290.7
|Oct sun = 306.1
|Nov sun = 293.7
|Dec sun = 286.0
|year sun = 3149.7
|source 1 = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (temperature records: 1975 to 1984 and 1993 to 2013){{cite web
| url = http://www.inmet.gov.br/portal/index.php?r=clima/normaisclimatologicas
| title = Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010
| publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
| language = Portuguese
| accessdate = 21 May 2024}}{{cite web|URL=http://www.inmet.gov.br/projetos/rede/pesquisa/gera_serie_txt.php?&mRelEstacao=82791&btnProcesso=serie&mRelDtInicio=01/01/1975&mRelDtFim=31/12/2013&mAtributos=,,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,|title=Série Histórica - Dados Diários - Temperatura Mínima (°C) - Patos|work=Banco de Dados Meteorológicos para Ensino e Pesquisa|publisher=Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia|access-date=30 May 2014}}{{cite web|URL=http://www.inmet.gov.br/projetos/rede/pesquisa/gera_serie_txt.php?&mRelEstacao=82791&btnProcesso=serie&mRelDtInicio=01/01/1975&mRelDtFim=31/12/2013&mAtributos=,,1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,|title=BDMEP - Série Histórica - Dados Diários - Temperatura Máxima (°C) - Patos|work=Banco de Dados Meteorológicos para Ensino e Pesquisa|publisher=Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia|access-date=30 May 2014}}
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See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.cprm.gov.br/publique/cgi/cgilua.exe/sys/start.htm?sid=36&infoid=317 CPRM – Serviço Geológico do Brasil]
- [http://www.patos.pb.gov.br Prefeitura Municipal de Patos]
- [http://www.famup.com.br/ FAMUP]
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