Castanhal is a municipality in the state of Pará in Brazil. The 2022 census figures compiled by City Population count 192,256 inhabitants in the municipality, against 173,149 at the 2010 census and 134,496 at the 2000 census. GeoNames places Castanhal at latitude -1.29389 and longitude -47.92639, about 46 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. Castanhal is not the capital of Pará, which is Belém. The atlas places it in the South America subregion and treats it as a city for browsing purposes.
Facts
Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Pará municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, census of 2022-08-01Quote, Municipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Castanhal Municipality 134,496 173,149 192,256
2. Castanhal (Wikipedia)
LeadQuote, Lead
Castanhal was officially founded on January, 28th of 1932
3. GeoNames: Castanhal
GeoNames page, Population
Population 192,256
GeoNames page, elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
SRTM3 46 m
GeoNames page, Timezone
Timezone America/Belem
Coordinates
Coordinates -1.29389, -47.92639
Elevation
SRTM3 46 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
View the Source4. 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 cellQuote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell
-1.25 -47.75 Am
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