Chaval is a
municipality
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in the
state
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of
Ceará
Ceará (, pronounced locally as or ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of th ...
in the
Northeast region of
Brazil
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.
The municipality contains part of the
Delta do Parnaíba Environmental Protection Area
The Delta do Parnaíba Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Delta do Parnaíba) is a federally-administered environmental protection area that covers parts of the coasts of the states of Maranhão, Piauí and Ceará, ...
, created in 1996.
The municipality also contains part of the
Serra da Ibiapaba Environmental Protection Area
The Serra da Ibiapaba Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Serra da Ibiapaba) is an environmental protection area in the states of Piauí and Ceará, Brazil.
It contains fragments of cerrado, caatinga and Atlantic Fore ...
, created in 1996.
See also
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List of municipalities in Ceará
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Ceará (CE), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Ceará is divided into 184 municipalities, which are grouped into 33 microregions, which are grouped into 7 mesoregions.
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References
Municipalities in Ceará
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