Breves is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Pará, on the island of Marajó. Its population as of 2020[update] is estimated to be 103,497 people. The area of the municipality is 9,550.454 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion Marajó and to the microregion of Furos de Breves.
Breves | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Seen from the river in 2024 | |
 Seal | |
 Location in the State of Pará | |
| Coordinates: 01°40′55″S 50°28′48″W / 1.68194°S 50.48000°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | North |
| State |  Pará |
| Founded | November 19, 1738 |
| Emancipation | October 25, 1851 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Toninho Barbosa |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,550.454 km2 (3,687.451 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2020 est.[1]) | |
• Total | 103,497 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal Code | 68800-000 |
| Website | http://www.breves.pa.gov.br |
The municipality is contained in the 59,985 square kilometres (23,160 sq mi) Marajó Archipelago Environmental Protection Area, a sustainable use conservation unit established in 1989 to protect the environment of the delta region.[2] It contains the 93,746 hectares (231,650 acres) Mapuá Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 2005.[3]
The city is served by Breves Airport.
Climate
editThe climate is tropical rainforest or equatorial (Köppen: Af) with high rainfall and high temperature all year round.[4]
| Climate data for Breves (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 278.3 (10.96) |
318.5 (12.54) |
377.5 (14.86) |
323.6 (12.74) |
253.0 (9.96) |
179.5 (7.07) |
111.3 (4.38) |
63.1 (2.48) |
60.2 (2.37) |
69.4 (2.73) |
87.7 (3.45) |
198.9 (7.83) |
2,321 (91.4) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 179 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 87.9 | 89.6 | 89.8 | 89.0 | 86.7 | 84.9 | 84.1 | 82.6 | 82.3 | 82.8 | 82.7 | 86.1 | 85.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 127.9 | 96.8 | 107.9 | 111.5 | 159.8 | 199.5 | 246.2 | 254.1 | 221.8 | 210.6 | 176.6 | 157.9 | 2,070.6 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[5] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ APA Arquipélago do Marajó (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-27
- ^ RESEX Mapuá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-30
- ^ "Clima Breves: Temperatura, Tempo e Dados climatológicos Breves - Climate-Data.org". pt.climate-data.org. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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