Esperantina, Piauí

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

This article is about the municipality in Piauí. For the municipality in Tocantins, see Esperantina, Tocantins.
Esperantina
Municipality
Flag of Esperantina
Flag
Official seal of Esperantina
Seal
Nickname: 
Boa Esperança (Good Hope)
Motto: 
Terra que amamos
Esperantina is located in Brazil
Esperantina
Esperantina
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 03°54′07″S 42°14′02″W
Country Brazil
RegionNordeste
StatePiauí
MesoregionNorte Piauiense
FoundedJuly 25, 1920
Government
 • MayorVilma Carvalho Amorim (PT)
Area
 • Total911.213 km2 (351.821 sq mi)
Elevation
59 m (193.68 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total39,848
 • Density41.44/km2 (107.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Demonymesperantinense

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]

See also

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.

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