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São Cristóvão

South America

São Cristóvão is a municipality in the state of Sergipe in Brazil. The 2022 census figures compiled by City Population count 95,612 inhabitants in the municipality, against 78,864 at the 2010 census and 64,647 at the 2000 census. GeoNames places São Cristóvão at latitude -11.01472 and longitude -37.20639, about 38 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 a populated place. São Cristóvão is not the capital of Sergipe, which is Aracaju. The atlas places it in the South America subregion and treats it as a city for browsing purposes. GeoNames carries a population figure of 101,213 for it.

Facts
Population
101,213 1
Population
95,612 2
Founding Year
1590 3
Elevation (m)
38 1
Latitude
11.01472 degrees south 1
Longitude
37.20639 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 1
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 1
Sources
1. GeoNames: São Cristóvão
  • GeoNames page, Population
    Population 101,213
  • GeoNames page, elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
    SRTM3 38 m
  • GeoNames page, Timezone
    Timezone America/Maceio
  • Coordinates
    Coordinates -11.01472, -37.20639
  • Elevation
    SRTM3 38 m
  • Part Of: Brazil, GeoNames hierarchy line
    Brazil BR Country
  • On Continent: South America, GeoNames hierarchy line
    South America
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), GeoNames hierarchy line
    Brazil BR Country
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2. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Sergipe municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Quote, Municipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
São Cristóvão Municipality 64,647 78,864 95,612
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3. São Cristóvão (Wikipedia)
Lead
Quote, Lead
Founded at the mouth of the Vaza-Barris River on January 1, 1590
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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
-11.25 -37.25 Am
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