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Campina Grande

South America

Campina Grande is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in Brazil. The 2022 census figures compiled by City Population count 419,379 inhabitants in the municipality, against 384,737 at the 2010 census and 355,331 at the 2000 census. GeoNames places Campina Grande at latitude -7.23056 and longitude -35.88111, about 508 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. Campina Grande is not the capital of Paraíba, which is João Pessoa. The atlas places it in the South America subregion and treats it as a city for browsing purposes. GeoNames carries a population figure of 443,911 for it.

Facts
Population
419,379 1
Population
443,911 2
Founding Year
1864 3
Elevation (m)
508 2
Latitude
7.23056 degrees south 2
Longitude
35.88111 degrees west 2
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 2
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Paraíba municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Quote, Municipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Campina Grande Municipality 355,331 384,737 419,379
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2. GeoNames: Campina Grande
  • GeoNames page, Population
    Population 443,911
  • GeoNames page, elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
    SRTM3 508 m
  • GeoNames page, Timezone
    Timezone America/Fortaleza
  • Coordinates
    Coordinates -7.23056, -35.88111
  • Elevation
    SRTM3 508 m
  • Part Of: Brazil, GeoNames hierarchy line
    Home > South America > Brazil BR > Paraíba 17
  • On Continent: South America, GeoNames hierarchy line
    Home > South America > Brazil BR > Paraíba 17
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), GeoNames hierarchy line
    Home > South America > Brazil BR > Paraíba 17
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3. Campina Grande (Wikipedia)
Lead
Quote, Lead
the city was officially established in 1864
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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
-7.25 -35.75 As
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