Dirceu Arcoverde is a
municipality in the
state of
Piauí
Piaui (, ) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the country's Northeast Region. The state has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.7% of the Brazilian GDP.
Piaui has the shortest coastline of any coastal Brazilian state at 66&n ...
in the
Northeast region of
Brazil.
It is a city of medium development of the State of Piauí semiarid region and is situated in the south of the
Serra da Capivara National Park
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. The population is very small and most of the residents live in the countryside extensions. In the urban region has just over 2,500 inhabitants.
The municipal seat, the city of Dirceu Arcoverde or Bom Jardim - as it is affectionately called by local residents, is at an altitude of above sea level and is considered one of the urban areas at higher altitude in the state of
Piauí
Piaui (, ) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the country's Northeast Region. The state has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.7% of the Brazilian GDP.
Piaui has the shortest coastline of any coastal Brazilian state at 66&n ...
.
The weather is warm and seasonal. Summer and fall are humid and rainy seasons, as the
winter and spring are dry and no rainfall stations. The average annual temperature is and late spring is the hottest period of the year.
The largest
natural and
cultural
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heritage of the city are living landscapes of Serra Brothers and religious chapel of
Senhor do Bonfim
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Esporte Clube Ipitanga da Bahia, EC Ipatinga de Bahia is the local association football team.
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, with over a century of
history.
Urbanization
In general, the city of Dirceu Arcoverde has more than 50% of its neighborhoods with cobblestone paving and street lighting, however, in almost all the city there is no basic sanitation plan.
The
city
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does not have a plan
urban planning, however, the irregularity of the streets and avenues still does not compromise the traffic flow, but does not favor the movement of pedestrians or cyclists.
The
urban area of the city of Dirceu Arcoverde consists of the following neighborhoods:
* Allotment Almir Paes Ribeiro
* Allotment Altiplano North
* Center
* Dona Cotinha
* Good garden
* Good view
* Lagoa da Onça
* Santa Luzia
See also
*
List of municipalities in Piauí
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Piauí (PI), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Piauí is divided into 224 municipalities, which are grouped into 15 microregions, which are grouped into 4 mesoregions.
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References
Municipalities in Piauí
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