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Parnaíba

South America

Parnaíba is a municipality in the state of Piauí in Brazil. The 2022 census figures compiled by City Population count 162,159 inhabitants in the municipality, against 145,705 at the 2010 census and 132,282 at the 2000 census. GeoNames places Parnaíba at latitude -2.90472 and longitude -41.77667, about 9 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. Parnaíba is not the capital of Piauí, which is Teresina. The atlas places it in the South America subregion and treats it as a city for browsing purposes. GeoNames carries a population figure of 170,491 for it.

Facts
Population
162,159 1
Population
170,491 2
Elevation (m)
9 2
Latitude
2.90472 degrees south 2
Longitude
41.77667 degrees west 2
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Coastal
Yes 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 2
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Piauí municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Quote, Municipalities table, census of 2022-08-01
Parnaíba Municipality 132,282 145,705 162,159
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2. GeoNames: Parnaíba
  • GeoNames page, Population
    Population 170,491
  • GeoNames page, elevation, banded by atlas thresholds
    SRTM3 9 m
  • GeoNames page, Timezone
    Timezone America/Fortaleza
  • Coordinates
    Coordinates -2.90472, -41.77667
  • Elevation
    SRTM3 9 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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3. Parnaíba (Wikipedia)
Lead
Quote, Lead
It is one of the four coastal municipalities in Piauí
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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
-2.75 -41.75 Aw
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