Bom Jesus, Piauí Explained
| Official Name: | Bom Jesus |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nordeste |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Piauí |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sudoeste Piauiense |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
| Population Total: | 25,387 |
| Timezone: | BRT |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
Bom Jesus is a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.[2] [3] [4] [5]
The municipality contains part of the Serra das Confusões National Park, created in 1998, which protects an area of the Caatinga biome.
Name
Bom Jesus means "Good Jesus" in Portuguese.
Geography and climate
Bom Jesus has a rather dry tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). It received national recognition in November 21, 2005 when it was measured the temperature of 44.7 °C (112.4 °F) in the town, the highest ever officially recorded in Brazil until November 2023.[6]
The municipality contains part of the Uruçui-Una Ecological Station.
See also
References
-9.0739°N -44.3589°W
Notes and References
- https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pi/bom-jesus/panorama IBGE 2020
- Web site: Divisão Territorial do Brasil . July 1, 2008 . Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . December 17, 2009. pt.
- Web site: Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009. Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . August 14, 2009 . December 17, 2009 . PDF. pt .
- Web site: Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil . 2000 . Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD) . December 17, 2009 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091003103229/http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20%28pelos%20dados%20de%202000%29.htm . October 3, 2009 .
- Web site: Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005 . December 19, 2007 . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . December 17, 2009 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081002024524/http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf . October 2, 2008 .
- Web site: Piauí tem a temperatura mais alta em 96 anos (Piauí has the highest temperature in 96 years) . Terra . 26 November 2005 . 2010-10-01.
