Country Brazil State Ceará Elevation 60.26 m (197.71 ft) Area 4,261 km² Local time Tuesday 11:58 PM | Region Northeast Founded December 17, 1987 Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3) Population 42,822 (2012) | |
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Weather 23°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 93% Humidity | ||
Santa Quitéria is a municipality in the central area of the state of Ceará, Brazil. Its history goes back to the 18th Century, when the farmer João Pinto de Mesquita settled in the area.
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The former farm Cascavel was elevated to the condition of Vila on August 27, 1856 under the name of Santa Quitéria. Only on December 20, 1938 Santa Quitéria was elevated to the category of city.
It is the largest municipality of Ceará in terms of area.
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Santa Quitéria, Ceará Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA