Patos is a

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of the

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Paraíba Paraíba ( , ; ) is a states of Brazil, state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraíba i ...

in the Northeast Region of

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. It is classified by the

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as a sub-regional center A. It is located in the Espinharas River valley, surrounded by the

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and

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, and by the

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Sertanejo to the

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. It originated from the village of Patos, spun off from the Parish of Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso de Pombal on October 6, 1788. The city is 306 km from the city of João Pessoa, the center of its immediate and intermediate geographic regions. It stands out as an educational, commercial, banking, religious and health center, both in the back country of Paraíba, and in areas of

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and

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. It is the third most important municipality in the state considering the economic, political and social aspects (behind João Pessoa and

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). According to IBGE estimates for 2021, it is the fourth most populous municipality in the state with 108,766 inhabitants. Esporte and

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are the city's two

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(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 Brig. Firmino Ayres Airport. Patos12

Climate

The city of Patos experiences a

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hot semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of sem ...

(

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: ''BSh''), just short of a

tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry "winter") and ''As'' (for a dry "summer"). The driest month has less than ...

, with a short rainy season from February to April. During this period, when the equatorial rainband associated with the highly seasonalized positioning of the

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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).

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External links

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CPRM – Serviço Geológico do Brasil

Prefeitura Municipal de Patos

FAMUP
Municipalities in Paraíba {{Paraíba-geo-stub

Climate

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