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Quixeramobim Dam
Quixeramobim could refer to: * Quixeramobim, Ceará, a city and municipality in state of Ceará * Quixeramobim River The Quixeramobim River is a river that runs through the state of Ceará in northeastern Brazil. It was originally known by the Indians who inhabited the region as Rio Ibu. It rises in the Serra das Matas at Monsenhor Tabosa and Banhha and its m ..., a river in the state of Ceará * Quixeramobim Dam, a dam in the state of Ceará {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quixeramobim, Ceará
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 Caatinga () is a type of semi-arid tropical vegetation, and an ecoregion characterized by this vegetation in interior northeastern Brazil. The name "Caatinga" comes from the Tupi word '' ka'atinga'', meaning "white forest" or "white vegetat ... 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. 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. History It was founded in the 17th century on lands adjacent to Rio Ibu (Quixeramobim) and became a municipality in 1755. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceará
Ceará (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. It is the List of Brazilian states by population, eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the List of Brazilian states by area, 17th by area. It is also one of the main tourist destinations in Brazil. The List of capitals in Brazil, state capital is the city of Fortaleza, the country's fourth most populous city. The state has 4.3% of the Brazilian population and produces 2.1% of the Brazilian GDP. It is divided into 184 municipalities. Literally, the name ''Ceará'' means "sings the Aratinga, jandaia". According to José de Alencar, one of the most important writers of Brazil and an authority in Tupi Guaraní, ''Ceará'' means turquoise or green waters. The state is best known for its extensive coastline, with of sand. There are also mountains and valleys producing tropical fruits. To the south, on the border o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quixeramobim River
The Quixeramobim River is a river that runs through the state of Ceará in northeastern Brazil. It was originally known by the Indians who inhabited the region as Rio Ibu. It rises in the Serra das Matas at Monsenhor Tabosa and Banhha and its mouth is on Rio Banabuiú, being one of its main tributaries. There are three municipalities on the river: Boa Viagem, Quixeramobim and Banabuiú. Its drainage basin also covers the municipality of Madalena, most of Itatira and a small part of Santa Quitéria. Two dams creating reservoirs of the same name are on the river in the vicinity of Monsenhor Tabosa: the Quixeramobim with 54,000,000 m³ storage capacity, and Fogareiro, with a capacity of 118 820 000 m³, both in the municipality of Quixeramobim. These reservoirs are the main source of water for the three municipalities bordering the Quixeramobim. See also *List of rivers of Ceará A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
