Quixeramobim, Ceará

Quixeramobim
Municipality

Location in Ceará state
Quixeramobim

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 5°12′S 39°17′W / 5.200°S 39.283°W / -5.200; -39.283Coordinates: 5°12′S 39°17′W / 5.200°S 39.283°W / -5.200; -39.283
Country  Brazil
Region Northeast Region
State Ceará
Population (2010)
  Total 72,000
Time zone BRT (UTC-3)

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 72,000 (2010 census). The local biome is caatinga hiperxerófila.

Climate

Semi-arid tropical warm with rainfall concentrated from February to April. The average temperature is 26-28C and the average annual rainfall is 708 mm.

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.[1]

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.

References

  1. Mattos, Marluza (2006), Ministério cria Corredor Ecológico da Caatinga (in Portuguese), Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-11-01


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