Jaguaribe River

The Jaguaribe River is a highly seasonal river in state of northeastern . Two large dams were constructed across the Jaguaribe, the Orós Dam, completed in 1960, and the Castanhão Dam, completed in 2003.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Ceará, Brazil
  • Also known as: Rio Jaquaribe

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fortim.

Town
is a municipality in the state of in the of . is situated 4 km southwest of Jaguaribe River.

Jaguaribe River

Latitude
-4.42574° or 4° 25′ 33″ south
Longitude
-37.77229° or 37° 46′ 20″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
6974H6FH+P3
Geo­Names ID
3397669
Wiki­data ID
Q2460373
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Jaguaribe River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر جاكواربي
  • Asturian: Ríu Jaguaribe
  • Azerbaijani: Jaquaribi çayı
  • Catalan: Jaguaribe
  • Cebuano: Rio Jaguaribe
  • Chinese: 雅瓜里比河
  • Chuvash: Жагуариби
  • Czech: Jaguaribe
  • Dutch: Jaguaribe
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر جاكواربى
  • French: rio Jaguaribe
  • French: Rio Jaguaribe
  • Hebrew: יגואריבה
  • Irish: Abhainn Jaguaribe
  • Lithuanian: Žaguaribė
  • Lithuanian: Žagvaribė
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Jaguaribe
  • Norwegian: Jaguaribe
  • Polish: Jaguaribe
  • Portuguese: Rio Jaguaribe
  • Russian: Жагуарибе
  • Russian: Жагуариби
  • Russian: Жагуарипе
  • Spanish: Rio Jaguaribe
  • Spanish: Río Jaguaribe
  • Swedish: Rio Jaguaribe
  • Ukrainian: Жагуарібі
  • Welsh: Afon Jaguaribe

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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