Independência, Ceará

Independência
Municipality
The Municipality of Independência
Nickname(s): "Porronca"

Location of Independência in the State of Ceará
Coordinates: 05°23′45″S 40°18′32″W / 5.39583°S 40.30889°W / -5.39583; -40.30889Coordinates: 05°23′45″S 40°18′32″W / 5.39583°S 40.30889°W / -5.39583; -40.30889
Country  Brazil
Region Northeast
State Ceará
Founded July 24, 1857
Government
  Mayor José Valdi Coutinho (PMDB)
Area
  Total 3,218.641 km2 (1,242.724 sq mi)
Elevation 105 m (343 ft)
Population (2012)
  Total 25,620
  Density 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2000) 0.657 – medium[2]
Website www.independencia.ce.gov.br/

Independência is a municipality of the Northeastern state of Ceará in Brazil. It is the fourth largest by area in that state.

References

  1. "2012 Populational Estimate" (PDF). Censo Populacional 2012. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  2. UNDP
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