Paranaíba is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 42,276 (2020) and its area is 5,402.778 km2.
Paranaíba | |
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| The Municipality of Paranaíba | |
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 Location of Paranaíba | |
| Coordinates: 19°40′37″S 51°11′27″W / 19.67694°S 51.19083°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Central-West |
| State |  Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Founded | April 19, 1838 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Garcia de Freitas (Zé Braquiara) (PDT) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,402.778 km2 (2,086.024 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 374 m (1,227 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 42,276 |
| • Density | 7.16/km2 (18.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AMT) |
| HDI (2000) | 0.772 – medium[2] |
| Website | www.paranaiba.ms.gov.br/ |
Geography
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edit| Climate data for Paranaíba (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.8 (65.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 304.6 (11.99) |
185.4 (7.30) |
196.7 (7.74) |
72.0 (2.83) |
48.6 (1.91) |
22.2 (0.87) |
14.3 (0.56) |
15.5 (0.61) |
58.4 (2.30) |
105.5 (4.15) |
141.6 (5.57) |
241.4 (9.50) |
1,406.2 (55.36) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 18 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 98 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77.6 | 75.8 | 76.0 | 70.4 | 68.1 | 64.8 | 56.5 | 51.0 | 56.4 | 61.5 | 67.5 | 73.8 | 66.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 191.3 | 199.8 | 223.0 | 242.3 | 228.8 | 214.9 | 242.8 | 255.0 | 210.7 | 223.4 | 226.3 | 204.6 | 2,662.9 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[3] | |||||||||||||
References
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