Acaraú
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Acaraú (also Acarahú) is a municipality in the Ceará state of Brazil. The city lies on the Acaraú River near the northern Atlantic coast. In 2020 the population was estimated at 63,104. The municipality is a major producer of Brazilian lobster and its economy depends heavily on fishing, agriculture and cattle breeding.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Acaraú
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.official_name
- The Municipality of Acaraú
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.nickname
- Acarauense
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandeira_de_Acaraú_-_CE.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Brasão_de_Acaraú_-_CE.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Ceara Municip Acarau.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Brazil
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Brazil
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Northeast
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- border|22px Ceará
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Ana Flávia Ribeiro (PSB)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Acaraú
- Demonym
- acarauense
- Population
- 45505
- Area
- 842.884
- Elevation
- 34
- Official website
- www.acarau.ce.gov.br
- Image
- Matriz - panoramio - Claudio Oliveira Lim….jpg
- Dialing code
- 88
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- Commons category
- Acaraú
- Human Development Index
- 0.601
- native label
- Acaraú
- inception
- 1849-00-00
- electorate
- 43622
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- Etymology
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Acaraú (also Acarahú) is a municipality in the Ceará state of Brazil. The city lies on the Acaraú River near the northern Atlantic coast. In 2020 the population was estimated at 63,104. The municipality is a major producer of Brazilian lobster and its economy depends heavily on fishing, agriculture and cattle breeding.
==Etymology==
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