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Tianguá is a municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil.

Tianguá
Municipality
Cathedral of Senhora Santana
Cathedral of Senhora Santana
Flag of Tianguá
Official seal of Tianguá
Nickname: 
"A capital da Ibiapaba" ("The capital of Ibiapaba")
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Country Brazil
RegionNordeste
StateCeará
MesoregionNoroeste Cearense
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
76,537
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

The municipality contains part of the 1,592,550 hectares (3,935,300 acres) Serra da Ibiapaba Environmental Protection Area, created in 1996. Currently is governed by Mayor Luiz Menezes de Lima.

Toponymy

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The toponym "Tianguá", according to the book "Tianguá ... Roots of its history and culture", page 99, is a Portuguese term from the Tupi words "Tyanha" (hook) and "Guaba" (water), which that is to say: the hook that holds the waters, alluding to the Tianguá River (a stream that runs south of the city) and its tributaries.

History

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The town of Tianguá was elevated to the category of city in 1938, through Decree-Law No. 448 of September 20 of that year.

Geography

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The municipality of Tianguá is divided into three distinct areas: cuesta, carrasco and sertão.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ APA Serra da Ibiapaba (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-02-10
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  Media related to Tianguá at Wikimedia Commons

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