Caarapó
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Coordinates: 22 ° 38 ′ S , 54 ° 49 ′ W Caarapó on the map of Mato Grosso do Sul
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| Country | Brazil | |
| State | Mato Grosso do Sul | |
| City foundation | December 20, 1958 | |
| Residents | 25,767 (2010) | |
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| surface | 2089 km 2 | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| height | 471 m | |
| City structure | 4 (Caarapó (headquarters), Cristalina and Nova América) | |
| Post Code | 79940-000 | |
| Time zone | UTC −4 | |
| City Presidency | Mário Valério (PR) (2013-2016) | |
| City patron | Senhor Bom Jesus | |
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| Mesoregion southwest | ||
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Caarapó , officially Município de Caarapó , is a city in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the south-west mesoregion in the Dourados microregion . The city is also called Vale da Esperança - Valley of Hope.
history
origin of the name
Caarapó is a word from the Guaraní language and means root of yerba mate .
geography
location
The city is located 267 km from the capital of the state ( Campo Grande ) and 1401 km from the state capital ( Brasília ).
climate
The city has a tropical climate ( AW ).
Waters
The city is located about 100 km north of the Río Paraná , which belongs to the river system of the Río de la Plata .
vegetation
The area is part of the Cerrados (savannah of central Brazil).
fauna
The tarantula species Nhandu carapoensis is named after the city .
traffic
The city is connected to Dourados by the BR-163 national road. In the city, the state road MS-156 joins the state road MS-378 . In the south of the city is the Estancia Ayrton Senna Airport .
Average Income and HDI
The median income in 2011 was 25,398 real and the human development index (HDI) was 0.692.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ IBGE : Cidades @: Caarapó. Retrieved October 5, 2014 (Portuguese).
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated September 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Web presence of Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística , accessed on October 9, 2014
