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Russas
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Russas is a municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Russas
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Igreja Matriz em Russas.jpg
Settlement.image_flag
Bandeira_de_Russas_(Ceará).jpg
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Nordeste
Settlement.subdivision_type2
State
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Ceará
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Mesoregion
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Jaguaribe
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Sávio Gurgel Nogueira (PSB)
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
August 6, 1801
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Demonym
russano
Country
Brazil
Located in
Ceará
Population
46566
Area
1591.281
Elevation
20
Shares border with
Beberibe
Official website
russas.ce.gov.br
Image
IGREJA-MATRIZ - panoramio - MACÍLIO GOMES (4).jpg
Dialing code
88
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Commons category
Russas
electorate
55405
Human Development Index
0.674
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
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{{Infobox settlement

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Russas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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