Esperantina, Piauí

Esperantina
Municipality

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Nickname(s): Boa Esperança (Good Hope)
Motto: Terra que amamos
Esperantina

Location in Brazil

Coordinates: 03°54′07″S 42°14′02″W / 3.90194°S 42.23389°W / -3.90194; -42.23389
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 (193.68 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 37,765
 • Density 41.44/km2 (107.3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC -3
Demonym esperantinense

Esperantina is a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.[1][2][3][4]

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.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. ↑ International Day Of The Female Orgasm Brings Pleasure To Brazilian Women International Business Times, 2012-08-08.
  6. ↑ What You Should Know About International Female Orgasm Day Cosmopolitan, 2012-08-09.

Coordinates: 3°54′07″S 42°14′02″W / 3.90194°S 42.23389°W / -3.90194; -42.23389


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