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| State: | Ceará Ceará Ceará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of... |
| Area: | 136,5 km² |
| Area (% of the state) | 0,10% |
| Population: | 11,380 |
| Pop. density Population density Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans... : |
74,65 inh./km² |
| Latitude Latitude In geography, the latitude of a location on the Earth is the angular distance of that location south or north of the Equator. The latitude is an angle, and is usually measured in degrees . The equator has a latitude of 0°, the North pole has a latitude of 90° north , and the South pole has a... : |
4°13’27" |
| Longitude Longitude Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds, and denoted by the Greek letter lambda .... : |
38°42’30" |
| Timezone: | GMT -3 |
| Altitude Altitude Altitude or height is defined based on the context in which it is used . As a general definition, altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The reference datum also often varies according to the context... : |
95m |
| Official Day: | June 24 |
| Name meaning: | dos Acarás (in Tupi Tupian languages The Tupi or Tupian language family comprises some 70 languages spoken in South America, of which the best known are Tupi proper and Guarani.-History, members and classification:... ) |
| Distance from capital: | 54 km |
| Official saint: | John the Baptist John the Baptist John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River... Catholic Catholic The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"... |
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Acarapé is a city in the north region of the state of Ceará
Ceará
Ceará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
History
One can attribute the existence of Acarape as simply an urban extension ofthe city of Redenção
Redenção
Redenção may refer to:-Places:*Redenção, Ceará, Ceará, Brazil*Redenção, Pará, Pará, Brazil*Redenção da Serra, São Paulo, Brazil-Entertainment:...
given that only 3 km separate the two cities.
Political Evolution
Initially the location of today's Acarape was called Calaboca which was part of the city of RedençãoRedenção
Redenção may refer to:-Places:*Redenção, Ceará, Ceará, Brazil*Redenção, Pará, Pará, Brazil*Redenção da Serra, São Paulo, Brazil-Entertainment:...
. When the slaves were freed in Brazil, the people of the very modest location
of Calaboca decided to play homage to their origins, thus changing the name to Acarape which means from the Acarás.
Before the change above, Calaboca benefited from rail track linking Fortaleza
Fortaleza
Fortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. With a population close to 2.5 million , Fortaleza is the 5th largest city in Brazil. It has an area of and one of the highest demographic densities in the country...
to Baturité
Baturité
Baturité is a city of Ceará State, from capital, Fortaleza. It locates on the microregion of Baturité. Its population estimate in 2004 was of 31.124 inhabitants.- Economy :...
and the establishment of a rail station in Calaboca on October 26, 1879.
Being part of a major rail route served as an incentive for small merchants to open
stores in Calaboca. The population grew and on April 16, 1987 the location
became a city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
with the name of Acarape.
Religion
Very little information is available about the religious establishment in Acarape. It is known that the main church (dedicated to saint John the BaptistJohn the Baptist
John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River...
) was founded on January 6, 1943.
Curiosities
- Acarape is also used by the population as a reference to city water. If one person says to be drinking water from Acarape, this person is saying that the water is tap water. This is the case, because one of the large [dam|dams] in the state of CearáCearáCeará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of...
is the Acarape do Meio Dam at RedençãoRedençãoRedenção may refer to:-Places:*Redenção, Ceará, Ceará, Brazil*Redenção, Pará, Pará, Brazil*Redenção da Serra, São Paulo, Brazil-Entertainment:...
.