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Cáceres is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. It covers an area of 24,000 km² and as of 2022 had an estimated population of 89,681.
Cáceres | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Cáceres | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Mato Grosso | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Central-West |
| State |  Mato Grosso |
| Founded | 6 October 1778[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antônia Eliene Liberato Dias (PSB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 24,495.510 km2 (9,457.769 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 126 m (413 ft) |
| Population (2022)[4] | |
• Total | 89,681 |
| • Density | 3.7/km2 (9.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.708 – high[5] |
| Website | caceres |
![Thumb](#/media/File:Cáceres_-_MT_-_Monumento_"Tratado_de_Madri"_-_panoramio.jpg)
The town is sited on the Paraguay River, and hosts a popular fishing festival each September.[6] The municipality contains part of the Serra das Araras Ecological Station.[7] It also contains part of the Taiamã Ecological Station.[8] The municipality contains the 114,000 hectares (280,000 acres) Guirá State Park, created in 2002.[9]
Cáceres was the starting point of the Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition.[10]
Cáceres is the administrative headquarters of the Mato Grosso State University and has 13 graduation courses and 3 post graduation courses.[11]
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| Climate data for Cáceres (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.6 (90.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.6 (94.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.7 (78.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 252.8 (9.95) |
193.7 (7.63) |
171.5 (6.75) |
89.6 (3.53) |
31.9 (1.26) |
13.4 (0.53) |
16.5 (0.65) |
20.8 (0.82) |
44.2 (1.74) |
96.8 (3.81) |
129.2 (5.09) |
210.3 (8.28) |
1,270.7 (50.03) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 91 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81.4 | 82.0 | 82.3 | 80.1 | 78.5 | 75.0 | 69.1 | 63.5 | 66.5 | 71.9 | 76.0 | 78.6 | 75.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 127.5 | 106.4 | 118.6 | 163.8 | 179.0 | 186.3 | 220.6 | 176.1 | 90.6 | 139.3 | 150.4 | 131.5 | 1,790.1 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[12] | |||||||||||||
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