Barroquinha

Barroquinha
Location of Barroquinha in Ceará
Barroquinha
Barroquinha
Coordinates: 3°01′08″S 41°08′13″W / 3.01889°S 41.13694°W / -3.01889; -41.13694
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Ceará
Founded11 May 1988[2]
Government
 • MayorJaime Veras Silva Filho (PSD) (2025-2028)[3][4]
 • Vice MayorCarmem Lúcia de Sousa Veras (PSD) (2025-2028)[3][4]
Area
 • Total
385.583 km2 (148.874 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
14,567[1]
 • Density37.78/km2 (97.8/sq mi)
DemonymBarroquinhense (Brazilian Portuguese)[1]
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
62410-000, 62414-000[5]
HDI (2010)0.571 – medium[1]
Websitebarroquinha.ce.gov.br

Barroquinha is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Ceará. The population was estimated at 15,044 in 2020.[6]

The municipality contains part of the 313,800 hectares (775,000 acres) Delta do Parnaíba Environmental Protection Area, created in 1996.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Barroquinha". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ "História". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Eleições 2024: Jaime Veras (PSD) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Barroquinha-CE". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Prefeito de Barroquinha (CE) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  5. ^ "CEP Barroquinha/CE - Brasil". codigo-postal.org (in Brazilian Portuguese). codigo-postal.org. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  6. ^ IBGE 2020
  7. ^ APA Delta do Parnaíba (Federal) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 9 February 2017{{citation}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)