Acaraú
Acaraú | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| The Municipality of Acaraú | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname: Acarauense | |
Acaraú Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 02°53′09″S 40°07′12″W / 2.88583°S 40.12000°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Ceará |
| Founded | July 31, 1849 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ana Flávia Ribeiro (PSB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 842.884 km2 (325.439 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 63,104 |
| • Density | 68.268/km2 (176.81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Acaraú (also Acarahú) is a municipality in the Ceará state of Brazil. The city lies on the Acaraú River near the northern Atlantic coast. In 2020 the population was estimated at 63,104. The municipality is a major producer of Brazilian lobster and its economy depends heavily on fishing, agriculture and cattle breeding.
Etymology
The origin of the toponym "Acaraú" is indigenous, with at least two hypotheses regarding its meaning:
It may be the result of the fusion of acará (heron) and hu (water), thus meaning "river of herons" (according to Paulinho Nogueira); however, Silveira Bueno translates acará as cará or cascudo (a type of fish) and u or y as water or river, therefore "river of the cará." This interpretation also seems to align with Navarro.
Climate
| Climate data for Acaraú (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.7 (89.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 113.5 (4.47) |
173.1 (6.81) |
321.1 (12.64) |
308.9 (12.16) |
142.3 (5.60) |
64.6 (2.54) |
25.1 (0.99) |
5.3 (0.21) |
2.3 (0.09) |
2.1 (0.08) |
2.5 (0.10) |
14.5 (0.57) |
1,175.3 (46.27) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 9 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 89 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 202.7 | 164.5 | 151.0 | 153.3 | 203.7 | 237.0 | 262.1 | 291.4 | 289.5 | 304.9 | 288.7 | 266.2 | 2,815 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.