Juazeiro

Juazeiro, formerly also known as Joazeiro,[4] is a municipality in the state of Bahia, in the northeastern region of Brazil. Its name comes from the juazeiro tree which grows in the region. The city is twinned with Petrolina, in the state of Pernambuco. The two cities are connected by a modern bridge crossing the São Francisco River. Together they form the metropolitan region of Petrolina-Juazeiro, an urban conglomerate of close to 500,000 inhabitants.

This article is about the city named simply as Juazeiro in the Brazilian state of Bahia. For the city with similar name in the state of Ceará, see Juazeiro do Norte. For the city with similar name in the state of Piauí, see Juazeiro do Piauí.
Juazeiro
City
Juazeiro skyline seen from São Francisco river
Flag
Seal
Juazeiro
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 09°25′50″S 40°30′10″W
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
StateBahia
MesoregionVale São-Franciscano da Bahia
MicroregionJuazeiro
FoundedMay 9th, 1833
Government
 • MayorSuzana Ramos
Area
 • Total6,500,520 km2 (2,509,860 sq mi)
Elevation
368 m (1,207 ft)
Population
 (2020 est.[2])
 • Total218,162
Time zoneUTC-3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)[3]0.677
WebsiteOfficial Website

History

It was founded in 1833 and became a city on July 15, 1878.

Organization

Its city districts are Abóbora, Carnaíba, Itamotinga, Junco, Juremal, Massaroca, and Pinhões.

Climate

The annual average temperature is 24.2 °C. Although it lies on the São Francisco River and the Curaçá River, the climate of the city is semi-arid and it gets an annual precipitation of only 399 mm (15.7 in.).

Transport
Presidente Dutra bridge over São Francisco River connects Juazeiro and Petrolina

There are highway connections with several capitals of the Northeast and railroad connections to the coast are made by the Ferrovia Centro-Atlântica. The railroad connection ends at the fluvial port of Juazeiro.

Economy

Like its sister city Petrolina, Juazeiro has experienced great growth in the last decade due to the irrigation of the semi-arid soils with water from the São Francisco River. Fruit cultivation is important to such an extent that Juazeiro entitles itself "Capital of Irrigated Fruit", which is exported between the Petrolina Airport to USA and/or Europe. For more detailed information on the development of this fertile valley see the article on Petrolina.

Main agricultural products in planted area (2003):

  • bananas: 18 km²
  • coconut: 2.72 km²
  • guava: 2.5 km²
  • lemon: 2 km²
  • papaya: 0.45 km²
  • mango: 60 km²
  • passion fruit: 0.9 km²
  • grapes: 21 km²
  • sugarcane: 152.53 km²
  • onions: 3.4 km²
  • beans: 4.04 km²
  • manioc: 4.2 km²
  • watermelon: 4.5 km²
  • melon: 1.95 km²
  • tomato: 0.32 km²

Data is from IBGE

Notable people

Juazeiro is the birthplace of the following famous people:

See also

References
  1. "Área territorial oficial" [Official Territorial Area] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics(IBGE). 2002-10-10. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
  2. IBGE 2020
  3. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (PDF) (in Portuguese). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2010. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
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