Joao Pessoa is a port city in northeastern Brazil, the largest city and capital of the state of Paraiba, with an estimated population of 888,679. It is located on the right bank of the Paraiba do Norte river and is named after the Brazilian politician Joao Pessoa, a former governor of Paraiba. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Joao Pessoa, Paraiba (Wikipedia)
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João Pessoa ( ZHWOWN pə-SOH-ə; Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w peˈsoɐ]) is a port city in northeastern Brazil.
2. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Joao Pessoa
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Coordinates -7.11500, -34.86306
Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
Elevation ca. 45 m
View the Source 3. 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 -7.25, -34.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -7.25, -34.75
-7.25 -34.75 Am
4. GeoNames: João Pessoa - GeoNames
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-7.115 -34.86306 P PPLA BR 17 2507507 817511 45 America/Fortaleza
Joao Pessoa (Wikipedia)
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