Oeiras, Piauí, Northeast Region, Brazil

History

🇧🇷 Oeiras is a municipality in the Microregion of Picos, in the north-eastern Brazilian State of Piauí. According to the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), the municipality covers an area of 2,720 km² (1,050 sq mi).

History Originally known as Vila da Mocha, due to its location on the stream Mocha, the settlement gained the recognition and status of Vila in 1712 by order of the King John V, later when the Captaincy of Piauí was created from the Captaincy of Maranhão in 1718, the settlement was designated as the capital of the newly created province.

However, the royal decree which granted political autonomy would only be followed in 1759 with the arrival of the first governor of Piauí, João Pereira Caldas, the settlement would then gain the status of city in 1761, also changing the name to Oeiras as a tribute to the Count of Oeiras, who would later be known as the Marquis of Pombal, a powerful minister in the portuguese court.

The city remained as the centre of political decisions all the way to 1852, when the centre of government was changed to the newly-founded city of Teresina.

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Oeiras has a population of over 37,090 people. Oeiras also forms part of the wider Picos region which has a population of over 78,431 people. Oeiras is situated 113 km east of Floriano.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Oeiras has links with:

🇵🇹 Oeiras, Portugal
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Antipodal to Oeiras is: 137.867,7.017

Locations Near: Oeiras -42.1333,-7.01667

🇧🇷 Floriano -43.017,-6.767 d: 101.4  

🇧🇷 Teresina -42.817,-5.092 d: 227  

🇧🇷 Timon -42.837,-5.095 d: 227.4  

🇧🇷 Cariri -39.733,-7.183 d: 265.5  

🇧🇷 Santana do Cariri -39.733,-7.183 d: 265.5  

🇧🇷 Crato -39.4,-7.233 d: 302.5  

🇧🇷 Piripiri -41.777,-4.273 d: 307.6  

🇧🇷 Juazeiro do Norte -39.333,-7.2 d: 309.6  

🇧🇷 Várzea Alegre -39.296,-6.789 d: 314.3  

🇧🇷 Petrolina -40.509,-9.395 d: 319.2  

Antipodal to: Oeiras 137.867,7.017

🇵🇼 Ngerulmud 134.627,7.487 d: 19653.9  

🇮🇩 Manokwari 134.083,-0.867 d: 19043.2  

🇬🇺 Hagåtña 144.746,13.467 d: 18975.7  

🇬🇺 Tamuning 144.767,13.483 d: 18972.8  

🇬🇺 Dededo 144.836,13.515 d: 18964.9  

🇮🇩 Jayapura 140.72,-2.529 d: 18907.5  

🇮🇩 Sorong 131.293,-0.867 d: 18874.8  

🇲🇵 Saipan 145.753,15.189 d: 18764.2  

🇵🇭 Bislig 126.32,8.214 d: 18735.6  

🇵🇭 Mati 126.23,6.95 d: 18730.8  

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