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Caruaru

South America

Caruaru is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco in Brazil. The 2022 census figures compiled by City Population count 378,048 inhabitants in the municipality, against 314,912 at the 2010 census and 253,634 at the 2000 census. GeoNames places Caruaru at latitude -8.28333 and longitude -35.97611, about 568 metres above sea level by its digital elevation model, and assigns it to a time zone that is UTC-3 in the IANA time zone database. GeoNames lists it as the seat of a second-order administrative division. Caruaru is not the capital of Pernambuco, which is Recife. The atlas places it in the South America subregion and treats it as a city for browsing purposes. GeoNames carries a population figure of 402,290 for it.

Facts
Population
378,048 1
Population
402,290 2
Founding Year
1857 3
Elevation (m)
568 2
Latitude
8.28333 degrees south 2
Longitude
35.97611 degrees west 2
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 2
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Pernambuco municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Quote, Municipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Caruaru Municipality 253,634 314,912 378,048
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2. GeoNames: Caruaru
  • GeoNames page, Population
    Population 402,290
  • GeoNames page, elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
    SRTM3 568 m
  • GeoNames page, Timezone
    Timezone America/Recife
  • Coordinates
    Coordinates -8.28333, -35.97611
  • Elevation
    SRTM3 568 m
  • Part Of: Brazil, GeoNames hierarchy line
    Home > South America > Brazil BR > Pernambuco 30
  • On Continent: South America, GeoNames hierarchy line
    Home > South America > Brazil BR > Pernambuco 30
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), GeoNames hierarchy line
    Home > South America > Brazil BR > Pernambuco 30
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3. Caruaru (Wikipedia)
Lead
Quote, Lead
Founded on 18 May 1857
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell
-8.25 -35.75 As
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