Santa Teresa is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 23,724 (2020) and its area is 695 km2.[3]
Santa Teresa | |
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| Municipality of Santa Teresa | |
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  Santa Teresa | |
| Coordinates: 19°56′10″S 40°36′00″W / 19.936°S 40.600°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| State |  Espírito Santo |
| Region | Southeast |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kleber Medici (PSDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 683.032 km2 (263.720 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 23,724 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.714 – high[2] |
The municipality contains the 3,562 hectares (8,800 acres) Augusto Ruschi Biological Reserve, a fully protected area.[4]
Notable people edit
Augusto Ruschi was a Brazilian agronomist, ecologist, and naturalist. Ruschi was interested in the study of plants and animals since childhood, allowing him to know in depth several branches of biology, becoming a respected specialist in hummingbirds and orchids in Brazil.
Anderson Varejão of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers is originally from Santa Teresa.[citation needed]
Climate edit
| Climate data for Santa Teresa (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) | 28.0 (82.4) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 227.8 (8.97) |
95.5 (3.76) |
172.6 (6.80) |
93.0 (3.66) |
42.8 (1.69) |
37.3 (1.47) |
42.5 (1.67) |
42.7 (1.68) |
69.0 (2.72) |
114.3 (4.50) |
222.7 (8.77) |
226.6 (8.92) |
1,386.8 (54.60) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 118 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82.6 | 80.8 | 82.3 | 83.3 | 83.7 | 84.0 | 84.0 | 81.6 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 82.8 | 83.1 | 82.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.8 | 193.9 | 179.6 | 166.2 | 165.6 | 159.8 | 157.9 | 171.6 | 132.5 | 131.5 | 128.8 | 143.8 | 1,907 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[5] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ IBGE - [1]
- ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-19
- ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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