Nova Palmeira

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Município de Nova Palmeira
"Riacho do Jerimun"
"Princesinha do Seridó"
Nova Palmeira
NOVA PALMEIRA - PARAÍBA - panoramio (51) .jpg
Nova Palmeira (Brazil)
Red pog.svg
Coordinates 6 ° 41 ′  S , 36 ° 25 ′  W Coordinates: 6 ° 41 ′  S , 36 ° 25 ′  W
Location of the municipality in the state of Paraíba
Location of the municipality in the state of Paraíba
Symbols
coat of arms
coat of arms
flag
flag
founding November 14, 1963
Basic data
Country Brazil
State Paraíba
ISO 3166-2 BR-PB
Região intermediária Campina Grande (since 2017)
Região imediata Cuité-Nova Floresta (since 2017)
height 560 m
climate tropical, BSh / As
surface 310.4 km²
Residents 4361 (2010)
density 14.1  Ew. / km²
estimate 4906 (July 1, 2019)
Parish code IBGE : 2510303
Telephone code (+55)  83
Time zone UTC −3
Website novapalmeira.pb (Brazilian Portuguese)
politics
City Prefect Ailton Gomes Medeiros (2017-2020)
Political party Partido Trabalhista Brasileiro (PTB)
economy
GDP 38,802  thousand R $
8002  R $ per capita
(2016)
HDI 0.595 (low) (2010)

Nova Palmeira , officially Portuguese Município de Nova Palmeira , is a small town in the Brazilian state Paraíba of the Região Nordeste . It is around 250 km from the capital, João Pessoa . According to an estimate by the IBGE as of July 1, 2019, the population was 4906 people, who are called Palmeirenses ( port.palmeirenses or nova-palmeirenses ).

history

The area was taken over as early as 1818 and a small chapel dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Guia was built. Around 1880 the core of today's city was built with the Fazenda Jerimum . From December 20, 1961, the territory became a district of the Pedra Lavrada municipality ( Distrito de Nova Palmeira ) and was spun off on November 14, 1963 and made an independent municipality.

Since 2017, it has formed the geostatistical Região geográfica imediata Cuité-Nova Floresta with nine other locations .

climate

Nova Palmeira is located in the Seridó Oriental Paraibano region , which is threatened by desertification , the climate is known as the steppe climate and is BSh according to the Köppen and Geiger climate classification . The average temperature is 23.5 ° C. The average rainfall is 419 mm per year. In summer there is much less rainfall in Nova Palmeira than in winter.

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Nova Palmeira

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Temperature ( ° C ) 24.7 24.5 24.2 23.7 23.1 22.1 21.7 22nd 23 23.8 24.4 24.7 O 23.5
Precipitation ( mm ) 26th 65 107 113 39 22nd 21st 6th 3 3 2 12 Σ 419

Average income and standard of living

In 2016, the income was 1.7 times the Brazilian minimum wage ( Salário mínimo ) of R $ 880.00 (around € 390 for 2016). The Human Development Index (HDI) is rated low at 0.595 for 2010.

The dry climate has an impact on employment and the economy. In the dry season, the natural resources (ores, precious and semi-precious stones) in the area are increasingly mined. Gemstones can also be found in the coat of arms of the city, where cotton used to be grown.

traffic

Nova Palmeira is on the PB-177 national road , which leads north to Picuí .

sons and daughters of the town

literature

Web links

Commons : Nova Palmeira  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Nova Palmeira - Panorama. In: cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil. IBGE , accessed November 21, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  2. ^ Ailton 14 (Prefeito). In: com.br. Eleições 2016, accessed October 25, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  3. ↑ História . In: Prefeitura Municipal de Nova Palmeira . (Brazilian Portuguese, gov.br [accessed October 25, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Nova Palmeira - História. In: cidades.ibge.gov.br. IBGE , accessed October 25, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  5. ↑ IBGE : Divisão Regional do Brasil. 2017.
  6. ↑ Climate data , accessed on October 25, 2018.