Alfredo Chaves

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

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20°38′6″S 40°45′0″W / 20.63500°S 40.75000°W / -20.63500; -40.75000CountryBrazilRegionSoutheastStateEspírito SantoArea

• Total616 km² (238 sq mi)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total14,636 • Density24/km² (62/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Alfredo Chaves is a municipality in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is 60 km southwest of the state capital, Vitória. Its population was 14,636 (2020) and its area is 615.79 km².^[2]

Geography

Located in the southeast of the state, it borders (east) Anchieta and Guarapari, (north) Marechal Floriano and Domingos Martins, (west) Vargem Alta, (south) Iconha and Rio Novo do Sul.

The municipality is mountainous, though not very high in general. Its highest peak is Trancenco Peak at 1,050 m above sea level. The town of Alfredo Chaves lies at 10 m above sea level.

Economy

The economy is mainly based on livestock, including cows (for milk) and chickens. In agriculture, coffee and banana plantations play an important role.

Climate

Climate data for Alfredo Chaves (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.8 (91.0)	33.7 (92.7)	32.3 (90.1)	30.5 (86.9)	28.7 (83.7)	27.6 (81.7)	27.2 (81.0)	27.8 (82.0)	28.1 (82.6)	29.3 (84.7)	30.4 (86.7)	31.6 (88.9)	30.0 (86.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.8 (71.2)	21.9 (71.4)	21.7 (71.1)	20.5 (68.9)	18.8 (65.8)	17.5 (63.5)	17.2 (63.0)	17.4 (63.3)	18.3 (64.9)	19.9 (67.8)	20.6 (69.1)	21.5 (70.7)	19.8 (67.6)
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia^[3]

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ IBGE - [1]
^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

External links

Proinfo Alfredo Chaves

Municipalities of Espírito Santo

Capital: Vitória

Mesoregion Central

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

Mesoregion Litoral Norte

Linhares	Aracruz Fundão Ibiraçu João Neiva Linhares Rio Bananal Sooretama
Montanha	Montanha Mucurici Pinheiros Ponto Belo
São Mateus	Conceição da Barra Jaguaré Pedro Canário São Mateus

Mesoregion Noroeste

Barra de São Francisco	Água Doce do Norte Barra de São Francisco Ecoporanga Mantenópolis
Colatina	Alto Rio Novo Baixo Guandu Colatina Governador Lindenberg Marilândia Pancas São Domingos do Norte
Nova Venécia	Águia Branca Boa Esperança Nova Venécia São Gabriel da Palha Vila Pavão Vila Valério

Mesoregion Sul

Alegre	Alegre Divino de São Lourenço Dores do Rio Preto Guaçuí Ibatiba Ibitirama Irupi Iúna Muniz Freire
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	Apiacá Atílio Vivacqua Bom Jesus do Norte Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Castelo Jerônimo Monteiro Mimoso do Sul Muqui São José do Calçado Vargem Alta
Itapemirim	Itapemirim Marataízes Presidente Kennedy