Placido de Castro

Municipal Department of Plácido de Castro Plácido de Castro
Placido de Castro
Coordinates	10 ° 17 ′  S , 67 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 10 ° 17 ′  S , 67 ° 9 ′  W
Location of Plácido de Castro in the state of Acre
Symbols
coat of arms flag
founding	March 10, 1963
Basic data
Country	Brazil
State	acre
Região intermediária	Rio Branco (since 2017)
Região imediata	Rio Branco (since 2017)
climate	tropical, Am
surface	1,943.2 km²
Residents	17,209 (2010)
density	8.9  Ew. / km²
estimate	19,761 Ew. (July 1, 2019)
Parish code	IBGE : 1200385
Post Code	69928-000 to 69929-999
Telephone code	(+55)  68
Time zone	UTC -5
Website	www.placidodecastro.ac.gov.br (Brazilian Portuguese)
politics
City Prefect	Gedeon Sousa Barros (2017-2020)
Political party	PSDB
economy
GDP	252,562  thousand R $ 13,908  R $ per capita (2015)
HDI	0.622 (2010)

Plácido de Castro , officially Portuguese Município de Plácido de Castro , is a small town in the east of the Brazilian state of Acre . The distance to its capital Rio Branco is 100 km. The population was estimated at 19,761 inhabitants in 2019, called Placidianos.

geography

It borders Bolivia to the south, Senador Guiomard to the north, Acrelândia to the east, Capixaba to the west and Rio Branco to the northwest. The area is 1,943.245 km² (as of 2015) and has a population density of 8.9 people per km².

The Río Abuná forms the border river to Bolivia in the east, and further east the area merges into the Beni lowland plain in Bolivia. In addition, in Plácido there are the Igarapé Rapirrã , Igarapé Visionário , Igarapé Santa Helena and Igarapé São Raimundo .

history

Plácido de Castro emerged from a settlement of rubber tappers, which was called Vila de Pacatuba from 1922 and was administered by Rio Branco. In 1963 Acre became a federal state, which was also connected with internal territorial reforms. On March 10, 1963 the district of Plácido de Castro was spun off from Rio Branco and raised to the self-governing Munizip Munícipio de Plácido de Castro . The place was named after the major, leader of the Acrean Revolution and president from 1900 to 1903 of the self- proclaimed republic Acre José Plácido de Castro (1873-1908).

City administration

City prefect (mayor) is Gedeon Sousa Barros of the Partido da Social Democracia Brasileira (PSDB) after the local elections in 2016 for the term of office from 2017 to 2020 , which prevailed with 4,864 votes. The legislature lies with the Câmara Municipal, the city council, made up of eleven elected representatives.

With the cities of Acrelândia , Bujari , Capixaba , Porto Acre , Rio Branco and Senador Guiomard , it formed the micro-region Rio Branco from 1989 to 2017 , which in turn formed the mesoregion Vale do Acre with the two micro-regions Brasileia and Sena Madureira . These regions serve geographical, statistical and planning purposes.

population

According to the 2010 IBGE census, the population was 17,209. The number was estimated by the IBGE as of July 1, 2019 at 19,761 residents.

In 1991 it was distributed to 4,332 inhabitants in urban areas and 6,836 inhabitants in rural areas, in contrast to 10,382 people in populated local areas and 6,827 people in rural areas in 2010.

Population development

Source: IBGE (figure for 2019 is only an estimate). 34.64% of the population in 2010 were children and adolescents up to 15 years of age.

economy

Share of GDP
sector				Thousand real
Agriculture			63,856
service			29,506
Industry			38,022
Source: IBGE, 2014

Infrastructure

The BR-364 connects Plácido de Castro with other parts of Brazil.

The AC-040 road connects to Capixaba, the AC-465 to the west and the AC-475 to the north lead to the diagonal BR-364 , the main road in Acre. It leads west to Peru , north via Acrelândia with a customs post to Rondônia and from there further southeast to São Paulo .

The closest international airport is Aeroporto Internacional de Rio Branco .

education

Plâcido de Castro had an illiteracy rate of 43.3% in 1991 , which had already fallen to 23.6% in the 2010 census.

Illiteracy rate
year				percent
1991			43.3
2000			31.9
2010			23.6

In 2018, the IBGE indicates the existence of 21 elementary schools and 5 medium-sized schools.

Religions

number	Religious community
6,787	Roman Catholic
5.134	Evangelical-Protestant
71	Spiritualists
Source: IBGE 2010

The largest religious community is formed by the supporters of the Roman Catholic Church in Brazil , followed by supporters of the Evangelical-Protestant faith. Plâcido de Castro belongs to the diocese of Rio Branco , Region III.

literature

• Governo do Estado do Acre: Acre em números 2017. Rio Branco 2017. ( Online ; PDF; 8.6 MB; Brazilian Portuguese)

Web links

Commons : Plácido de Castro  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• City Prefecture website (Brazilian Portuguese)
• Câmara Municipal website (Brazilian Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Plácido de Castro climate: average temperature, weather by month, Plácido de Castro weather averages. In: climate-data.org. de.climate-data.org, accessed on October 9, 2018 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} IBGE : Cidades @ Acre: Plácido de Castro. Retrieved September 9, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese). 
3. ↑ IBGE: Cidades @ Acre: Plácido de Castro - História. Retrieved October 9, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
4. ↑ Posse do Prefeito Eleito 2017 - Candidatos a Prefeito 2016 - PLACIDO DE CASTRO AC. Retrieved January 8, 2017 (Brazilian Portuguese).
5. ↑ ^{a b} Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano do Brasil: Plâcido de Castro. Retrieved October 9, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
6. ^ Cidades @ Acre: Plácido de Castro - Censo escolar - sinopse. In: cidades.ibge.gov.br. IBGE , accessed September 9, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).