General Aspects
General Data
Location
**time-out** Quixeramobim point out if in the mesoregião of
the hinterland person from the state of Ceará. è had as the
geographic center of the State of the Ceará. It is located in Zona
Fisiográfica of the State, to the left margin of the river that has
name of the city the same. è served by the Railroad of Baturité and
by the Highway President Costa and Silva(Estrada of the Cotton).
Together with Banabuiú, Ibaretama, Madalena Quixadá called
Microregion 068 of Hinterland of Quixeramobim.
Position
Its geographic coordinates are: 5 11'57 " of South latitude
and 39 18'27 " of longitude the west of Greenwich.
Limits
North - Madalena;Northeast -
Quixadá;East - Banabuiú;SOUTHEAST - Sononópole and Milhã;
South - Pompeu Senator;Southwest - White Rock;West And The Northwest - Good Trip.
Hourly Spindle
Its position in relation to the meridian of Greenwich offers
a difference of three hours. Situated in the hourly spindle of 45
degrees W - in the official spindle of Brazil - that is the
continental spindle of the Country.
Pitch of the Capital of the State
Km for Railroad and 217 km for the Highway President Costa
and 013 Silva(CE - Road of the Cotton).
Area
The total area of the city is of 3579 km squared. Many times
bigger that the ortaleza area.
Physical Aspects
Winds
The speed of the winds is, in average of 1,44Km/h. already
had however been registered winds of until 72Km/h, that it knocked
down poles, trees and pulled out roofs, occurrence in the decade of ö
of century XX.
Topography
Its ground is presented flatter of the one than mountainous.
However it counts on some rise, as the saws of Saint Maria, Eye
d'água, Wastelands, Monkeys, Paolinos, Forest fires, Three Brothers,
Negrão, Urubu and Nano.
Hidrográfica Basin
Quixeramobim is bathed by the rivers Quixeramobim, Banabuiú,
Pirabibu, Rinaré, Salty, that with innumerable other rivers and
streams they form a considerable hidrográfica basin.
Climatic Stations
It possesss two distinct periods: Rainy and dry. The first
one lasts five months, of February the June, and as January is drawn
out of July.
Humidity of Air
The relative humidity of Air is harvested three times to the
day, ace 9, 15 and 21 hours. As average for each schedule we have
69%, 40% and 63%, respectively.
Altitude
It is the 187 meters in relation to the level of the sea, in
the Station of the Railroad, and 211.72 meters in the Meteorological
Station, situated in the Street President Castello Branco S/N.
Atmospheric Pressure
The pressure is of 742 millimeters for the mercury barometer,
in the Station of the Railroad, and of 990 millibars for barometer HZ,
located in the Meteorological Station.
Climate
Tropical half-barren, therefore hot and dry, however
salubrious.
Temperature
In centigrade degrees: registered principle 38; maximum
average 32, registered minim 16.8, minimum average 24, compensated 28.
Current temperature and climatic conditions of the moment
Pluviométrica Precipitation
è sufficiently varied, being the annual average of 668.4
millimeters.
Luminosity or insolation
The period of daily insolation, registered for the heliograph
of the local Meteorological Station, is, in average, of eight daily
hours.
Vegetation
Caatinga predominates scarce, however if they find some
points dark where it predominates juazeiro and oiticica, not lacking
in determined places the wood d'arco, the aroeira, jatobá and
wood-white, this with more frequency.
Economic Aspects
Cultures
Beans, maize, rice, cotton, mamona, oiticica, watermelon and
cassava.
Ground
It is constituted mainly, for two types. Colored Bruzien and
not limy Bruno. The following minerals also meet: Baryta,
Tourmaline, Topaz, Biotitta, Granada, Calcareous rock, Beryl,
Lepidolita, Malachite and Crude gypsum.
Flocks
Bovine, ovino, swine, goat, equine, asinino, to muar and
galináceo. It sees more on Agriculture
Ways of Communication
Road - Highway President Costa and Silva(CE 013); Vicinal
roads - that they bind to the districts to the headquarters and this
to the neighboring cities; Aerial - Field of pouso(das Even), slot of
piçarra with 1000 meters of extension, that allows landing only to
the air taxis; Railroad worker - Railroad of Baturité.
