Esperantina, Piauí
Municipality in Nordeste, Brazil
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Esperantina is a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]
Esperantina | |
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Municipality | |
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Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Boa Esperança (Good Hope) | |
| Motto: Terra que amamos | |
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  Esperantina Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 03°54′07″S 42°14′02″W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Piauí |
| Mesoregion | Norte Piauiense |
| Founded | July 25, 1920 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vilma Carvalho Amorim (PT) |
| Area | |
• Total | 911.213 km2 (351.821 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 59 m (194 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 39,848 |
| • Density | 41.44/km2 (107.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Demonym | esperantinense |
The town is the home of International Female Orgasm Day which was established in 2007 by José Arimatéia Dantas Lacerda. The holiday is celebrated each August 8.[6][7]
Climate
| Climate data for Esperantina (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.3 (91.9) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.0 (98.6) |
35.8 (96.4) |
33.9 (93.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 169.2 (6.66) |
222.7 (8.77) |
310.6 (12.23) |
312.0 (12.28) |
192.4 (7.57) |
68.6 (2.70) |
27.2 (1.07) |
13.2 (0.52) |
10.0 (0.39) |
15.9 (0.63) |
31.7 (1.25) |
78.8 (3.10) |
1,452.3 (57.18) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 101 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77.6 | 81.9 | 83.4 | 83.8 | 83.6 | 81.0 | 79.0 | 73.1 | 69.5 | 67.9 | 67.3 | 69.7 | 76.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207.7 | 192.8 | 206.0 | 199.0 | 233.6 | 252.0 | 285.3 | 303.8 | 298.8 | 305.7 | 271.9 | 246.1 | 3,002.7 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[8] | |||||||||||||
