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Juazeiro do Norte
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Key facts
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Northeast
- State
- Ceará
- Settled
- July 30, 1858
- Founded
- July 22, 1911 by Padre Cícero
- Mayor
- Glêdson Lima Bezerra ( PODE )
- Total
- 348,200 km (134,400 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 350 m (1,150 ft)
- Estimate 2025
- 305,531
- Density
- 0.8217/km (2.128/sq mi)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Demonym
- juazeirense
- Country
- Brazil
- Located in
- Ceará
- Population
- 173566
- Area
- 248
- Elevation
- 350
- Shares border with
- Missão Velha
- Official website
- www.juazeiro.ce.gov.br
- Image
- Juazeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brasil.jpg
- Dialing code
- 88
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- Commons category
- Juazeiro do Norte
- topic's main category
- Category:Juazeiro do Norte
- postal code
- 63000-000
- inception
- 1911-07-22
- Human Development Index
- 0.694
- electorate
- 178109
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Encyclopedic overview
Juazeiro do Norte is a city in the state of Ceará state in northeastern Brazil. It is located 491 km south of the state capital Fortaleza in the semiarid sertão. The municipality has a population of 305.531 (2025 official estimate) and covers 248 km.
Juazeiro do Norte is best known as the base of the charismatic priest and politician Padre Cícero (Cícero Romão Batista) (1844–1934). A pilgrimage in his honour takes place every November, attracting thousands of followers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Juazeiro do Norte” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.