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Patos is a Municipality (Brazil), municipality of the States of Brazil, state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of Brazil. It is classified by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics as a Urban hierarchy in Brazil#Sub-regional centers, sub-regional center A.

It is located in the Espinharas River valley, surrounded by the Borborema Plateau to east and south, and by the pediplain Sertão, Sertanejo to the west. It originated from the village of Patos, spun off from the Pombal, Paraíba, Parish of Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso de Pombal on October 6, 1788.

The city is 306 km from the city of João Pessoa, Paraíba, João Pessoa, the center of its List of Intermediate and Immediate Geographic Regions, immediate and intermediate geographic regions. It stands out as an educational, commercial, banking, religious and health center, both in the Sertão, back country of Paraíba, and in areas of Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte. It is the third most important municipality in the state considering the economic, political and social aspects (behind João Pessoa and Campina Grande). According to IBGE estimates for 2021, it is the fourth most populous municipality in the state with 108,766 inhabitants.

Esporte Clube de Patos, Esporte and Nacional Atlético Clube (Patos), Nacional are the city's two Association football, football (soccer) clubs. They play at the José Cavalcanti Municipal Stadium. There are four multisport arenas: Rivaldão, AABB, SESC and SESI.

The city is served by Patos Airport, Brig. Firmino Ayres Airport.

Climate

The city of Patos experiences a tropical Semi-arid climate#Hot semi-arid climates, hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen: ''BSh'') with a short rainy season from February to April. During this period, when the equatorial rainband associated with the highly seasonalized positioning of the Intertropical Convergence Zone is over the city, warm to hot temperatures and abundant equatorial rainfall prevail. Conversely, the dry season dominates the remaining majority of the year, with abundant sunshine prevalent from May to January. The wettest month is March, with an average monthly precipitation of 213 mm (8.38 in), while the driest month is September, with an average precipitation of only 1 mm (0.04 in).

See also

* List of municipalities in Paraíba

References

External links

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CPRM – Serviço Geológico do Brasil

Prefeitura Municipal de Patos

FAMUP

Municipalities in Paraíba

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