Official Name: | Quixeramobim |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -5.2°N -56°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Ceará |
Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Type4: | Microregion |
Subdivision Type5: | Metrop. region |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Population Total: | 81,778 |
Population As Of: | 2020[1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | BRT |
Utc Offset1: | −3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Quixeramobim (formally Santo Antônio do Boqueirão de Quixeramobim; formerly Nova Vila do Campo Maior) is a municipality in central State of Ceará, northeastern Brazil. It has a population of about 81,778 (2020 est). The local biome is caatinga hiperxerófila.
Semi-arid tropical warm with rainfall concentrated from February to April. The average temperature is 26–28 °C and the average annual rainfall is 499 mm.[2]
The Paus Brancos district of the municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.
It was founded in the 17th century on lands adjacent to Rio Ibu (Quixeramobim) and became a municipality in 1755.
The primary economic occupations are farming and ranching.