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

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/pi/bom-jesus/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. 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.
  3. 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 .
  4. 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 .
  5. 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 .
  6. 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.