Barra do Corda

Municipality in Nordeste, Brazil
Flag of Barra do Corda
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Official seal of Barra do Corda
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Nickname: 
Princesa do Sertão
5°30′S 45°15′W / 5.500°S 45.250°W / -5.500; -45.250CountryBrazilRegionNordesteStateMaranhãoMesoregionCentro MaranhenseElevation
486 ft (148 m)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total88,492Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Barra do Corda (European Portuguese: [ˈbaʁɐ du kɔʁdɐ]) is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]

Climate

Climate data for Barra do Corda
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.3
(99.1)
36.1
(97.0)
34.8
(94.6)
34.6
(94.3)
36.2
(97.2)
36.3
(97.3)
37.1
(98.8)
39.8
(103.6)
40.9
(105.6)
40.0
(104.0)
39.8
(103.6)
40.4
(104.7)
40.9
(105.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.3
(88.3)
30.9
(87.6)
30.9
(87.6)
31.1
(88.0)
31.5
(88.7)
32.1
(89.8)
33
(91)
34.4
(93.9)
35.3
(95.5)
34.8
(94.6)
33.8
(92.8)
32.4
(90.3)
32.6
(90.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.9
(78.6)
25.6
(78.1)
25.5
(77.9)
25.8
(78.4)
25.7
(78.3)
25.5
(77.9)
25.7
(78.3)
26.9
(80.4)
28.2
(82.8)
28.5
(83.3)
27.9
(82.2)
26.9
(80.4)
26.5
(79.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72)
21.8
(71.2)
22
(72)
21.9
(71.4)
21.3
(70.3)
19.7
(67.5)
18.9
(66.0)
19.6
(67.3)
21.9
(71.4)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
21.5
(70.7)
21.5
(70.7)
Record low °C (°F) 18
(64)
18
(64)
18.6
(65.5)
18.2
(64.8)
15
(59)
12.6
(54.7)
12
(54)
10.2
(50.4)
13.2
(55.8)
14.4
(57.9)
16.6
(61.9)
18.2
(64.8)
10.2
(50.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 179.8
(7.08)
199
(7.8)
236.8
(9.32)
187.5
(7.38)
69
(2.7)
16.2
(0.64)
6.9
(0.27)
12.3
(0.48)
17.4
(0.69)
37.8
(1.49)
75.7
(2.98)
138.7
(5.46)
1,177.1
(46.29)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0) 13 13 17 13 7 2 1 1 2 4 6 9 88
Average relative humidity (%) 83 85 87 87 83 74 67 61 60 64 70 77 75
Mean monthly sunshine hours 147.7 133.3 138.6 162.3 210.1 252.1 275 262.8 208.7 188.4 166.9 151.5 2,297.4
Source: INMET[6]

Higher education

Notable people

  • Casagrande, footballer
  • Nyeme Costa, volleyball player
  • Galeno, footballer

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002–2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  6. ^ "NORMAIS CLIMATOLOGICAS DO BRASIL 1961–1990" (in Portuguese). instituto nacional de meteorologia. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
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