Esperantina, Piauí

This article is about the municipality in Piauí. For the municipality in Tocantins, see Esperantina, Tocantins.

Esperantina is a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.^[2][3][4][5]

Esperantina
Municipality
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Nickname:  Boa Esperança (Good Hope)
Motto:  Terra que amamos
Esperantina Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 03°54′07″S 42°14′02″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Nordeste
State	Piauí
Mesoregion	Norte Piauiense
Founded	July 25, 1920
Government
• Mayor	Vilma Carvalho Amorim (PT)
Area
• Total	911.213 km2 (351.821 sq mi)
Elevation	59 m (193.68 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	39,848
• Density	41.44/km2 (107.3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Demonym	esperantinense

The town is the home of International Female Orgasm Day which was established in 2007 by José Arimatéia Dantas Lacerda. The holiday is celebrated each August 8.^[6][7]

Climate

Climate data for Esperantina (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	33.3 (91.9)	32.1 (89.8)	31.7 (89.1)	31.4 (88.5)	31.7 (89.1)	32.1 (89.8)	33.2 (91.8)	35.0 (95.0)	36.7 (98.1)	37.3 (99.1)	37.0 (98.6)	35.8 (96.4)	33.9 (93.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	27.1 (80.8)	26.4 (79.5)	26.3 (79.3)	26.3 (79.3)	26.4 (79.5)	26.4 (79.5)	26.6 (79.9)	27.4 (81.3)	28.2 (82.8)	28.6 (83.5)	28.8 (83.8)	28.3 (82.9)	27.2 (81.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.0 (71.6)	21.9 (71.4)	22.0 (71.6)	22.0 (71.6)	22.1 (71.8)	21.6 (70.9)	21.4 (70.5)	21.3 (70.3)	21.6 (70.9)	22.1 (71.8)	22.2 (72.0)	22.3 (72.1)	21.9 (71.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	169.2 (6.66)	222.7 (8.77)	310.6 (12.23)	312.0 (12.28)	192.4 (7.57)	68.6 (2.70)	27.2 (1.07)	13.2 (0.52)	10.0 (0.39)	15.9 (0.63)	31.7 (1.25)	78.8 (3.10)	1,452.3 (57.18)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	12	14	19	19	13	6	4	1	2	2	3	6	101
Average relative humidity (%)	77.6	81.9	83.4	83.8	83.6	81.0	79.0	73.1	69.5	67.9	67.3	69.7	76.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours	207.7	192.8	206.0	199.0	233.6	252.0	285.3	303.8	298.8	305.7	271.9	246.1	3,002.7
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[8]

See also

• List of municipalities in Piauí

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
3. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
4. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
5. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
6. International Day Of The Female Orgasm Brings Pleasure To Brazilian Women International Business Times, 2012-08-08.
7. What You Should Know About International Female Orgasm Day Cosmopolitan, 2012-08-09.
8. "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

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