Quixeramobim, Ceará

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| subdivision_name2 = Ceará

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| population_total = 81,778

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Quixeramobim (formally Santo Antônio do Boqueirão de Quixeramobim; formerly Nova Vila do Campo Maior) is a municipality in central State of Ceará, northeastern Brazil. It has a population of about 81,778 (2020 est). The local biome is caatinga hiperxerófila.

Climate

Semi-arid tropical warm with rainfall concentrated from February to April. The average temperature is 26–28 °C and the average annual rainfall is 499 mm.Wernstadt, Frederick L.; World Climatic Data; published 1972 by Climatic Data Press; p. 102.

The Paus Brancos district of the municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.{{citation|language=pt

|url=http://www.mma.gov.br/informma/item/3274-ministerio-cria-corredor-ecologico-da-caatinga|access-date=2016-11-01}}

Climate

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|location = Quixeramobim (1981–2010)

|Jan high C = 33.9

|Feb high C = 33.3

|Mar high C = 32.4

|Apr high C = 31.4

|May high C = 31.0

|Jun high C = 31.1

|Jul high C = 32.1

|Aug high C = 33.4

|Sep high C = 34.8

|Oct high C = 35.4

|Nov high C = 35.5

|Dec high C = 35.1

| year high C = 33.3

|Jan mean C = 27.8

|Feb mean C = 27.5

|Mar mean C = 26.8

|Apr mean C = 26.4

|May mean C = 26.0

|Jun mean C = 25.7

|Jul mean C = 26.2

|Aug mean C = 27.1

|Sep mean C = 27.9

|Oct mean C = 28.2

|Nov mean C = 28.5

|Dec mean C = 28.5

| year mean C = 27.2

|Jan low C = 23.8

|Feb low C = 23.6

|Mar low C = 23.2

|Apr low C = 22.9

|May low C = 22.5

|Jun low C = 21.8

|Jul low C = 21.8

|Aug low C = 22.2

|Sep low C = 22.9

|Oct low C = 23.4

|Nov low C = 23.8

|Dec low C = 24.0

| year low C = 23.0

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 87.7

|Feb precipitation mm = 77.8

|Mar precipitation mm = 146.2

|Apr precipitation mm = 173.1

|May precipitation mm = 105.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 55.3

|Jul precipitation mm = 23.4

|Aug precipitation mm = 16.3

|Sep precipitation mm = 2.3

|Oct precipitation mm = 1.3

|Nov precipitation mm = 3.3

|Dec precipitation mm = 20.9

|year precipitation mm = 712.8

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm 0

| Jan precipitation days = 8

| Feb precipitation days = 8

| Mar precipitation days = 13

| Apr precipitation days = 13

| May precipitation days = 11

| Jun precipitation days = 5

| Jul precipitation days = 3

| Aug precipitation days = 2

| Sep precipitation days = 0

| Oct precipitation days = 1

| Nov precipitation days = 1

| Dec precipitation days = 3

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| Jan humidity = 63.0

| Feb humidity = 66.4

| Mar humidity = 71.9

| Apr humidity = 73.3

| May humidity = 72.9

| Jun humidity = 66.8

| Jul humidity = 59.3

| Aug humidity = 53.4

| Sep humidity = 52.0

| Oct humidity = 53.1

| Nov humidity = 54.8

| Dec humidity = 58.1

| year humidity = 62.1

|Jan sun = 220.1

|Feb sun = 197.9

|Mar sun = 206.3

|Apr sun = 195.3

|May sun = 215.2

|Jun sun = 226.1

|Jul sun = 255.4

|Aug sun = 279.3

|Sep sun = 282.4

|Oct sun = 292.5

|Nov sun = 268.2

|Dec sun = 253.0

|year sun = 2891.7

|source 1 = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia{{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}}

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History

It was founded in the 17th century on lands adjacent to Rio Ibu (Quixeramobim) and became a municipality in 1755.

Economy

The primary economic occupations are farming and ranching.

Famous residents

Iarley (born 1974), football player, World Champion at the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup

References

[http://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/visualizacao/dtbs/ceara/quixeramobim.pdf Quixeramobim]

Category:Municipalities in Ceará