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Encyclopedia > Aquiraz
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State: Ceará
Area: 480.976 km²
Area (% of the state) 0.33%
Population: 70,938
Pop. density: 147.5 inh./km²
Latitude: 03° 54' 03" S
Longitude: 38° 23' 27" W
Timezone: GMT−3
Altitude: 14m
Official Day:  ????
Name meaning: "Water, dead ahead"
Distance from capital: 30km
Official saint:  ???
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Aquiraz is the thirteenth largest Brazilian city in the state of Ceará, located on the nation's northeast coast, a popular vacation destination. Flag of Ceará See other Brazilian States Capital Fortaleza Largest City Fortaleza Area 148,016 km² Population   - Total   - Density 6,500,000 43. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... This article is about the geographical term. ... Longitude is the east-west geographic coordinate measurement most commonly utilized in cartography and global navigation. ... TimeZone is an Internet forum for discussion of watches and horology. ... For alternate meanings of GMT, see GMT (disambiguation). ... Altitude is the elevation of an object from a known level or datum. ... Flag of Ceará See other Brazilian States Capital Fortaleza Largest City Fortaleza Area 148,016 km² Population   - Total   - Density 6,500,000 43. ...

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History

The city was founded by regal order on February 13, 1699 but was not truly installed until 1713. In the eighteenth century the Society of Jesus did notable work in the area. Aquiraz also served as the seat-city of Ceará before Fortaleza. is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 26 - Treaty of Karlowitz signed March 30 - the tenth Sikh Master, Guru Gobind Singh created the Khalsa. ... Year 1713 (MDCCXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... Flag of Ceará See other Brazilian States Capital Fortaleza Largest City Fortaleza Area 148,016 km² Population   - Total   - Density 6,500,000 43. ... For the fortress and governors mansion in Puerto Rico, see La Fortaleza. ...


Places of interest

Notable structures include the Museu Sacro São José de Ribamar and the Igreja Matriz de São José de Ribamar.


Notable resident

Ana Miranda is a Brazilian poet and novelist born in Fortaleza, Ceará in 1951. ...

Sister city

Location in Maryland Coordinates: , Country State County Frederick Founded 1745 Government  - Mayor William J. Holtzinger (R)  - Board of Alderman Marcia Hall (D) Alan E. Imhoff (R) David P. Koontz (D) Donna K. Ramsburg (D) C. Paul Smith (R) Area  - Total 20. ...

Web source

  1. ^ Frederick Maryland site

External links

  • Aquiraz official site

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