Ceará
StateBR-CEData as of · Metro Power Rankings
State of Brazil.
South AmericaCapital: FortalezaLanguage: Portuguese
Population
9.3M
Metros tracked
7
5.2M in metros (56%)
Composite score
8.8
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: BR-CE
At a glance
- Established
- 1891
- Area
- 146,348 km² (56,505 mi²)
- Population density
- 63/km² (164/mi²)
- Highest point
- Pico Alto (1,114 m (3,655 ft))
- Legislature
- Legislative Assembly of Ceará
- Human Development Index
- 0.757 (2023)
- Chamber of Deputies seats
- 22
- Senators
- 3
- Rank in Brazil
- 9th of 27 by composite score
- Area rank
- 17th of 27 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Fortaleza
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Ceará metro footprint
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