39°39′W / 5.08°S 39.65°W / -5.08; -39.65
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State of Ceará
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Motto: Terra da Luz (Land of Light)
Location of State of Ceará in Brazil
Coordinates: 5°05′S 39°39′W / 5.08°S 39.65°W / -5.08; -39.65 Country Brazil Capital and Largest CityFortaleza • Governor Camilo Sobreira de Santana • Vice Governor Izolda Cela • Total 146,348.3 km2 (56,505.4 sq mi) • Rank 17th • Total 8,606,005 • Rank 8th • Density 59/km2 (150/sq mi) • Rank 11th Demonym Cearense • Year 2011 • Total R$ 84,360,000,000 (12th) • Per capita R$ 9,666 (List of Brazilian states by gross domestic product) • Year 2005 • Category 0,723 Time zone UTC-3 (BRT) • Summer (DST ) UTC-02 (Brasília Summer) Postal Code 60000-000 to 63990-000
ISO 3166 code BR-CE Website ceara.gov.br
Ceará is one of the 26 states of Brazil . It is in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast . Ceará has many beaches , which brings a lot of tourism .
Ceará has an area of 148,016 km² . It shares borders on the east by the states of Rio Grande do Norte and Paraíba , on the south by Pernambuco state, and on the west by Piauí . Its northern border is the Atlantic Ocean . Its capital is Fortaleza .
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