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== Political Evolution == |
== Political Evolution == |
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Initially the location of today's Acarape was called '''Calaboca''' which was part of the city of [[Redenção]]. When the slaves were freed in Brazil, the people of the very modest location |
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of '''Calaboca''' decided to play homage to their origins, thus changing the name to '''Acarape''' which means ''from the Acarás''. |
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Before the change above, Calaboca benefited from rail track linking [[Fortaleza]] to [[Baturité]] and the establishment of a rail station in Calaboca in [[October 26]], [[1879]]. |
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Being part of a major rail route served as an incentive for small marchants to open |
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stores in Calaboca. The population grew and in [[April 16]], [[1987]] the location |
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became a [[city]] with the name of '''Acarape''' |
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== Religion == |
== Religion == |
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Revision as of 05:26, 14 July 2004
| Statistics | |
| State: | Ceará |
| Area: | 136,5km² |
| Area (% of the state) | 0,10% |
| Population: | 11,380 |
| Pop. density: | 74,65 inh./km² |
| Latitude: | 4°13’27" |
| Longitude: | 38°42’30" |
| Timezone: | GMT -3 |
| Altitude: | 95m |
| Official Day: | June 24 |
| Name meaning: | dos Acarás (in Tupi) |
| Distance from capital: | 54km |
| Official saint: | John Catholic |
| Map | |
| Map of Ceará locating the city | |
Acarape is a city in the north region of the state of Ceará, Brazil.
History
One can attribute the existence of Acarape as simply an urban extension of the city of Redenção given that only 3km separate the two cities.
Political Evolution
Initially the location of today's Acarape was called Calaboca which was part of the city of Redenção. When the slaves were freed in Brazil, the people of the very modest location of Calaboca decided to play homage to their origins, thus changing the name to Acarape which means from the Acarás.
Before the change above, Calaboca benefited from rail track linking Fortaleza to Baturité and the establishment of a rail station in Calaboca in October 26, 1879. Being part of a major rail route served as an incentive for small marchants to open stores in Calaboca. The population grew and in April 16, 1987 the location became a city with the name of Acarape