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Vitoria

South America

Vitoria is the capital of the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo, located on a small island within a bay where a number of rivers meet the sea. It was founded in 1551. The city proper covers 93 square kilometers and has a population of 322,869 as of 2022, while the Greater Vitoria metropolitan area has a population of more than 1,880,828, the 14th largest in Brazil. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
343,378 1
Founding Year
1551 1
Elevation (m)
16 2
Latitude
20.31944 degrees south 2
Longitude
40.33778 degrees west 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 4
Sources
1. Vitoria (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
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population 343,378 (2025)
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2. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Vitoria
GeoNames
  • Coordinates
    Coordinates -20.31944, -40.33778
  • Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
    Elevation ca. 16 m
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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 -20.25, -40.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -20.25, -40.25
-20.25 -40.25 Aw
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4. GeoNames: Vitória - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3444924, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
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-20.31944 -40.33778 P PPLA BR 08 3205309 312656 16 America/Sao_Paulo
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Vitoria, Espirito Santo (Wikipedia)
Lead section
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Vitória (Portuguese pronunciation: [viˈtɔɾjɐ]; lit. 'Victory') is the capital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil.
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Vitoria (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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