Irecê

Irecê
Municipality and city
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Irecê is located in Brazil
Irecê
Irecê
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 11°18′14″S 42°51′21″W / 11.30389°S 42.85583°W / -11.30389; -42.85583
Country Brazil
RegionNordeste
StateBahia
MesoregionCentro Norte Baiano
Area
 • Total121,118 sq mi (313,695 km2)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total73,524
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Irecê is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil. As of 2020 it had a population of 73,524 people. 476 kilometres (296 mi) by road northwest of Salvador.Located in the northern region of Chapada Diamantina. It is an agricultural town known for growing black beans and being a wine-producing region.[2]

Climate

Irecê is classified as hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh), the average temperature on summer is 30°C, on winter is warm, the temperature reaches to 16°C.

Climate data for Irecê (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.7
(87.3) 		31.4
(88.5) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.3
(86.5) 		29.4
(84.9) 		28.1
(82.6) 		28.0
(82.4) 		28.8
(83.8) 		30.8
(87.4) 		32.1
(89.8) 		31.5
(88.7) 		30.7
(87.3) 		30.2
(86.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.2
(75.6) 		23.9
(75.0) 		22.8
(73.0) 		21.4
(70.5) 		21.0
(69.8) 		21.8
(71.2) 		23.5
(74.3) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.8
(76.6) 		24.4
(75.9) 		23.5
(74.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7) 		18.8
(65.8) 		18.9
(66.0) 		18.3
(64.9) 		17.1
(62.8) 		15.8
(60.4) 		14.9
(58.8) 		15.4
(59.7) 		16.6
(61.9) 		18.2
(64.8) 		18.8
(65.8) 		19.0
(66.2) 		17.5
(63.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 91.8
(3.61) 		81.2
(3.20) 		112.5
(4.43) 		45.7
(1.80) 		16.2
(0.64) 		1.2
(0.05) 		1.1
(0.04) 		0.8
(0.03) 		4.1
(0.16) 		34.3
(1.35) 		99.2
(3.91) 		120.9
(4.76) 		609.0
(23.98)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6 5 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 8 37
Average relative humidity (%) 63.6 61.1 65.6 65.1 63.5 64.3 61.4 57.0 52.3 49.4 58.4 63.3 60.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours 258.6 230.2 228.0 236.3 245.3 231.7 265.6 275.8 274.1 268.7 227.9 231.5 2,973.7
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[3]

Notable landmarks

It is the home of the "Academia Ireceense de Letras e Artes." It was also the site the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God chose for an industrial kibbutz.[4]

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Mitchell, Simon (1 January 1981). The Logic of Poverty: The Case of the Brazilian Northeast. Routledge. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7100-0637-0. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  4. ^ Meyer, Birgit; Moors, Annelies (1 December 2005). Religion, Media, and the Public Sphere. Indiana University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-253-11172-2. Retrieved 12 June 2013.


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