- Camalaú
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Camalaú
settlement_type =City
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map_caption = Location of Camalaú within the state ofParaíba
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Brazil
subdivision_type1 = Region
subdivision_name1 = Northeast
subdivision_type2 = State
subdivision_name2 =Paraíba
subdivision_type3 = Mesoregion
subdivision_name3 = Borborema
subdivision_type4 = Microregion
subdivision_name4 =Cariri Ocidental
established_title = Incorporated
established_date =March 19 ,1962
government_type = Council-Manager
leader_title =Mayor
leader_name =Aristeu Chaves
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population_total = 5,492
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latd = 33 |latm = 26 |lats = 54 |latNS = N
longd = 112 |longm = 04 |longs = 26 |longEW = W
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footnotes =Camalaú is a village in the state of
Paraíba (Brazil ) in the mesoregion of Borborema and the West Cariri microregion. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 5,492. [ Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ] It has an area of 603 km².History
The village was founded on
June 21 ,1895 , when Domingos Ferreira Brito and his wife Rosa Maria da Conceição officially donated more than sixteen hectares of land to the Catholic Church in order to found the Hermitage of San Jose. They did so on the instigation of Jose Cardoso da Silva, who is now considered the founder of the city. OnMarch 19 ,1962 , Camalaú officially became a city.The name is of indigenous origin. It may have been the name of the leader of a group of indigenous inhabitants who lived in the vicinity of where the city is now located. Alternatively, it may simply have been the name of the area where they resided.
Another theory holds that the name is a corruption of a
Tupi-Guarani phrase.Location
Located in West Cariri, Camalaú borders on the state of
Pernambuco . Nearby cities are:São João do Tigre (22km),São Sebastião do Umbuzeiro (37 km),Monteiro (35 km),Sumé (26 km), and Congo (20 km). The distance to the capital is 331.7 kmCamalaú's temperature averages around 25 °C.
Rivers
The municipality of Camalaú is on the Sierra and Paraíba rivers. There is a weir and a dam. Some other important streams include Raposa, Ipueira, Aguazinha, Craibeira, Lamarão, and Pinheiro.
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