Tianguá is a
municipality
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in the
state
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of
Ceará
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in the
Northeast region of
Brazil
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.
The municipality contains part of the
Serra da Ibiapaba Environmental Protection Area
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It contains fragments of cerrado, caatinga and Atlantic Forest, and is home to the endangered red-handed howler ...
, created in 1996. Currently is governed by Mayor Luiz Menezes de Lima.
Toponymy
The toponym "Tianguá", according to the book "Tianguá ... Roots of its history and culture", page 99, is a Portuguese term from the Tupi words "Tyanha" (hook) and "Guaba" (water), which that is to say: the hook that holds the waters, alluding to the Tianguá River (a stream that runs south of the city) and its tributaries.
History
The town of Tianguá was elevated to the category of city in 1938, through Decree-Law No. 448 of September 20 of that year.
Geography
The municipality of Tianguá is divided into three distinct areas: cuesta, carrasco and sertão.
See also
*
List of municipalities in Ceará
Ceará (CE) is a state located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. According to the 2022 census conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Ceará has a population of 8,794,957 inhabitants over , which makes it the 8 ...
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Municipalities in Ceará
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