Palmeira dos Índios
Municipality of Alagoas, Brazil
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Palmeira dos Índios (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [pɐwˈmeɾɐ dʊˈzĩdʒʊ]) is a municipality located in the west of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. As of 2010[update], it has a population of around 70,000.
Palmeira dos Índios | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Palmeira dos Índios in the State of Alagoas | |
  Palmeira dos Índios Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 9°24′25″S 36°37′40″W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State | Alagoas |
| Mesoregion | Agreste Alagoano |
| Microregion | Palmeira dos Índios |
| Founded | 1835 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julio Cézar |
| Area | |
• Total | 460.610 km2 (177.843 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2020.[1]) | |
• Total | 73,337 |
| • Density | 159.22/km2 (412.37/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Palmeirenses |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | Official website |
The city is situated in the interior of Alagoas. The Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos was its mayor in 1927. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios.
History
Palmeira dos Índios was originally inhabited by the Xukuru people. It was established as a parish in 1798 and transformed into a town in 1835.[2]
Languages
Xukuru-Kariri was spoken in Palmeira dos Índios.[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Palmeira dos Índios (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.9 (102.0) |
37.9 (100.2) |
37.4 (99.3) |
36.9 (98.4) |
36.4 (97.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
35.3 (95.5) |
38.8 (101.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.7 (101.7) |
38.9 (102.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.2 (91.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.6 (92.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
24.8 (76.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.4 (59.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.3 (1.70) |
45.6 (1.80) |
57.7 (2.27) |
85.8 (3.38) |
131.6 (5.18) |
148.8 (5.86) |
131.4 (5.17) |
88.7 (3.49) |
41.7 (1.64) |
29.3 (1.15) |
15.7 (0.62) |
22.6 (0.89) |
842.2 (33.16) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 104 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67.8 | 69.3 | 70.8 | 75.7 | 80.7 | 85.0 | 85.1 | 82.7 | 77.9 | 71.9 | 66.6 | 65.6 | 74.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 246.8 | 222.2 | 235.0 | 211.9 | 182.8 | 152.8 | 156.0 | 183.7 | 220.8 | 267.4 | 279.8 | 277.9 | 2,637.1 |
| Source 1: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[11] | |||||||||||||
