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Baturité

Coordinates: 04°19′44″S 38°53′06″W / 4.32889°S 38.88500°W / -4.32889; -38.88500
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Baturité
Flag of Baturité
Coat of arms of Baturité
Location in Ceará state
Location in Ceará state
Baturité is located in Brazil
Baturité
Baturité
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 04°19′44″S 38°53′06″W / 4.32889°S 38.88500°W / -4.32889; -38.88500
CountryBrazil
RegionNortheast
StateCeará
Government
 • MayorFrancisco de Assis Germano Arruda (PDT)
Area
 • Total308,780 km2 (119,220 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [2])
 • Total35,941
 • Density0.12/km2 (0.30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.619 – medium[3]

Baturité is a city of Ceará State, Brazil 80 km (50 mi) from the state capital Fortaleza. It is located in the microregion of Baturité. The population estimate in 2020 was 35,941 inhabitants.

Economy

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Circuit Ceará of Culture being presented in the edition of Business Fair of Baturité (FENEBE – Feira de Negócios do Maciço de Baturité)

The economy of Baturité is mainly agricultural and based on the cultivation of cotton, sugar cane, rice, maize and beans.

History

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Baturité received the first railway in the state of Ceará. It started to operate in 1873. Today, this train station is a museum.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ IBGE (10 October 2002). "Área territorial oficial". Resolução da Presidência do IBGE de n° 5 (R.PR-5/02). Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Baturité -- Estações Ferroviárias do Estado do Ceará".