Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo

Municipality in Espírito Santo, Brazil

Santa Teresa

Municipality

Municipality of Santa Teresa

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Santa Teresa

Coordinates: 19°56′10″S 40°36′00″W﻿ / ﻿19.936°S 40.600°W﻿ / -19.936; -40.600
Country|  Brazil
State|  Espírito Santo
Region| Southeast
Government

• Mayor| Kleber Medici (PSDB)
Area

• Total

| 683.032 km2 (263.720 sq mi)
Population

(2020)[1]

• Total

| 23,724
• Density| 35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)| 0.714 – high[2]

Santa Teresa is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 23,724 (2020) and its area is 695 km2.[3]

The municipality contains the 3,562 hectares (8,800 acres) Augusto Ruschi Biological Reserve, a fully protected area.[4]

## Notable people

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Augusto Ruschi was a Brazilian agronomist, ecologist, and naturalist. Ruschi was interested in the study of plants and animals since childhood, allowing him to know in depth several branches of biology, becoming a respected specialist in hummingbirds and orchids in Brazil.

Anderson Varejão of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers is originally from Santa Teresa.[citation needed]

## Geography

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### Climate

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Climate data for Santa Teresa (1981–2010)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 28.0
(82.4)  | 28.8
(83.8)  | 28.0
(82.4)  | 26.3
(79.3)  | 24.7
(76.5)  | 23.8
(74.8)  | 22.9
(73.2)  | 23.4
(74.1)  | 24.1
(75.4)  | 25.2
(77.4)  | 25.8
(78.4)  | 27.1
(80.8)  | 25.7
(78.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 22.3
(72.1)  | 22.5
(72.5)  | 22.2
(72.0)  | 20.6
(69.1)  | 18.8
(65.8)  | 17.3
(63.1)  | 16.8
(62.2)  | 17.0
(62.6)  | 18.4
(65.1)  | 19.8
(67.6)  | 20.9
(69.6)  | 21.9
(71.4)  | 19.9
(67.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 18.4
(65.1)  | 17.9
(64.2)  | 18.0
(64.4)  | 16.7
(62.1)  | 14.4
(57.9)  | 12.5
(54.5)  | 12.4
(54.3)  | 12.6
(54.7)  | 14.5
(58.1)  | 16.2
(61.2)  | 17.5
(63.5)  | 18.4
(65.1)  | 15.8
(60.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 227.8
(8.97)  | 95.5
(3.76)  | 172.6
(6.80)  | 93.0
(3.66)  | 42.8
(1.69)  | 37.3
(1.47)  | 42.5
(1.67)  | 42.7
(1.68)  | 69.0
(2.72)  | 114.3
(4.50)  | 222.7
(8.77)  | 226.6
(8.92)  | 1,386.8
(54.60)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14  | 10  | 12  | 9  | 7  | 5  | 6  | 6  | 8  | 11  | 14  | 16  | 118
Average relative humidity (%)  | 82.6  | 80.8  | 82.3  | 83.3  | 83.7  | 84.0  | 84.0  | 81.6  | 81.5  | 81.7  | 82.8  | 83.1  | 82.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.8  | 193.9  | 179.6  | 166.2  | 165.6  | 159.8  | 157.9  | 171.6  | 132.5  | 131.5  | 128.8  | 143.8  | 1,907
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[5]

## References

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1. ^ IBGE 2020
2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ^ IBGE \- [1]
4. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-19
5. ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

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Capital: Vitória

Mesoregion Central|

| Afonso Cláudio|

* Afonso Cláudio
* Brejetuba
* Conceição do Castelo
* Domingos Martins
* Laranja da Terra
* Marechal Floriano
* Venda Nova do Imigrante

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Guarapari|

* Alfredo Chaves
* Anchieta
* Guarapari
* Iconha
* Piúma
* Rio Novo do Sul

Santa Teresa|

* Itaguaçu
* Itarana
* Santa Leopoldina
* Santa Maria de Jetibá
* Santa Teresa
* São Roque do Canaã

Vitória|

* Cariacica
* Serra
* Viana
* Vila Velha
* Vitória

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| Linhares|

* Aracruz
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* São Gabriel da Palha
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| Alegre|

* Alegre
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