Santa Quitéria | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Official Name: | The Municipality of Santa Quitéria |
Nickname: | "Terra das minas de urânio" ("Land of the Uranium Mines") |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
Subdivision Name2: | Ceará |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Tomás Figueiredo (MDB) |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | December 17, 1987 |
Area Total Km2: | 4260.681 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Total: | 43,711 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | BRT |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Coordinates: | -4.3364°N -40.1536°W |
Elevation Ft: | 197.71 |
Blank Name: | HDI (2000) |
Blank Info: | 0.642 – medium[2] |
Website: | www.santaquiteria.ce.gov.br/ |
Santa Quitéria is a municipality in the central area of the state of Ceará, Brazil. Its history goes back to the 18th century, when the farmer João Pinto de Mesquita settled in the area.
The former farm Cascavel was elevated to the condition of vila on August 27, 1856, under the name of Santa Quitéria. Only on December 20, 1938, was Santa Quitéria elevated to the category of city.
It is the largest municipality of Ceará in terms of area.