Cajueiro da Praia
Cajueiro da Praia is one of the four coastal cities of Piauí, Brazil.
Cajueiro da Praia | |
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| Coordinates: 02°55′40″S 41°20′09″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Piauí |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Girvaldo Albuquerque da Silva |
| Area | |
| • Total | 271.348 km2 (104.768 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 7,674 |
| • Density | 22.7/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
The municipality contains part of the 313,800 hectares (775,000 acres) Delta do Parnaíba Environmental Protection Area, created in 1996.[2]
The city is home to the Cashew of A Praia (Cajueiro da Praia), which is either the largest cashew tree in the world, at 8,800 square metres (2.2 acres), or the second largest, after the Cashew of Pirangi. The tree has been studied by the State University of Piauí.[3]
References
- IBGE 2020
- APA Delta do Parnaíba (Federal) (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-02-09
- Cidade Verde (2016-02-05). "Setur confirma cajueiro no Piauí como o maior do mundo com 8.800m²" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-08-21.
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