Cacoal

Cacoal
Municipality
The Municipality of Cacoal

Guapore Avenue, Cacoal

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Location of Cacoal in the State of Rondônia
Coordinates: 11°26′19″S 61°26′50″W / 11.43861°S 61.44722°W / -11.43861; -61.44722
Country  Brazil
Region North
State Rondônia
Founded October 11, 1977
Government
  Mayor Sueli Alves Aragão (PMDB)
Area
  Total 3,793 km2 (1,464 sq mi)
Elevation 200 m (700 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
  Total 78,263
  Density 19.7/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-4 (UTC-4)
HDI (2000) 0.755 – medium[2]
Website www.cacoal.ro.gov.br

Coordinates: 11°26′19″S 61°26′50″W / 11.43861°S 61.44722°W / -11.43861; -61.44722 Cacoal is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Its population as of 2008 was 78,263 and its area is 3,793 km².[3] It is the fourth-largest city in Rondônia state.

The city is served by Capital do Café Airport.

Climate

Climate data for Cacoal
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 29.6
(85.3)
29.2
(84.6)
29.8
(85.6)
29.6
(85.3)
29.6
(85.3)
30.5
(86.9)
31.5
(88.7)
33.3
(91.9)
31.7
(89.1)
30.9
(87.6)
30.4
(86.7)
30.0
(86)
30.51
(86.92)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.9
(75)
24.1
(75.4)
24.3
(75.7)
23.9
(75)
23.7
(74.7)
23.1
(73.6)
23.0
(73.4)
24.9
(76.8)
24.5
(76.1)
24.2
(75.6)
24.1
(75.4)
24.1
(75.4)
23.98
(75.18)
Average low °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8)
19.1
(66.4)
18.9
(66)
18.2
(64.8)
17.9
(64.2)
15.7
(60.3)
14.5
(58.1)
16.5
(61.7)
17.3
(63.1)
17.6
(63.7)
17.9
(64.2)
18.2
(64.8)
17.5
(63.51)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 314
(12.36)
293
(11.54)
286
(11.26)
172
(6.77)
65
(2.56)
15
(0.59)
11
(0.43)
27
(1.06)
80
(3.15)
141
(5.55)
227
(8.94)
268
(10.55)
1,899
(74.76)
Source: http://en.climate-data.org/location/31797/

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