List of municipalities in Ceará

Ceará (CE) is a state located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. According to the 2022 census conducted by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Ceará has a population of 8,794,957 inhabitants over , which makes it the 8th largest state by population and the 17th largest by area, out of 26 states. Ceará is divided into 184 municipalities, which are grouped into 33 microregions, which are grouped into 7 mesoregions. DTB_BRASIL_MUNICIPIO.xls within zip file.

The territory of modern Ceará was inhabited by Tupi and Jê peoples for millennia. Portuguese colonization began in 1603 with Pero Coelho de Sousa's failed settlement who established Fort São Tiago, followed by Martim Soares Moreno's establishment of Fort São Sebastião (1612). The Dutch occupied the region from 1637 to 1654, building Fort Schoonenborch. After Portuguese reconquest, cattle ranching and cotton cultivation spurred growth, though recurrent droughts—notably the Brazilian drought of 1877–1878—triggered mass migrations. Ceará became the first Brazilian province to abolish slavery in 1884, led by figures like Francisco "Dragão do Mar" Nascimento.

Municipalities

MesoregionMicroregionMunicipalityCentro-Sul CearenseIguatuCedroIcóIguatuOrósQuixelôLavras da MangabeiraBaixioIpaumirimLavras da MangabeiraUmariVárzea AlegreAntonina do NorteCariúsJucásTarrafasVárzea AlegreJaguaribeBaixo JaguaribeAlto SantoIbicuitingaJaguaruanaLimoeiro do NorteMorada NovaPalhanoQuixeréRussasSão João do JaguaribeTabuleiro do NorteLitoral de AracatiAracatiFortimIcapuíItaiçabaMédio JaguaribeJaguaretamaJaguaribaraJaguaribeSerra do PereiroErerêIracemaPereiroPotiretamaMetropolitana de FortalezaFortalezaAquirazCaucaiaEusébioFortaleza(state capital)GuaiúbaItaitingaMaracanaúMaranguapePacatubaPacajusHorizontePacajusNoroeste CearenseCoreaúCoreaúFrecheirinhaMoraújoUruocaIbiapabaCarnaubalCroatáGuaraciaba do NorteIbiapinaSão BeneditoTianguáUbajaraViçosa do CearáIpuIpuIpueirasPires FerreiraPorangaReriutabaVarjotaLitoral de Camocim e AcaraúAcaraúBarroquinhaBela CruzCamocimChavalCruzGranjaItaremaJijoca de JericoacoaraMarcoMartinópoleMorrinhosMeruocaAlcântarasMeruocaSanta QuitériaCatundaHidrolândiaSanta QuitériaSobralCariréForquilhaGraçaGroaírasIrauçubaMassapêMiraímaMucamboPacujáSantana do AcaraúSenador SáSobralNorte CearenseBaixo CuruParacuruParaipabaSão Gonçalo do AmaranteBaturitéAcarapeAracoiabaAratubaBaturitéCapistranoGuaramirangaItapiúnaMulunguPacotiPalmáciaRedençãoCanindéCanindéCaridadeItatiraParamotiCascavelBeberibeCascavelPindoretamaChorozinhoBarreiraChorozinhoOcaraItapipocaAmontadaItapipocaTrairiMédio CuruApuiarésGeneral SampaioPentecosteSão Luís do CuruTejuçuocaUruburetamaItapagéTururuUmirimUruburetamaSertões CearensesSertão de CrateúsArarendáCrateúsIndependênciaIpaporangaMonsenhor TabosaNova RussasNovo OrienteQuiterianópolisTamborilSertão de InhamuísAiuabaArneirozCatarinaParambuSaboeiroTauáSertão de QuixeramobimBanabuiúBoa ViagemChoróIbaretamaMadalenaQuixadáQuixeramobimSertão de Senador PompeuAcopiaraDeputado Irapuan PinheiroMilhãMombaçaPedra BrancaPiquet CarneiroSenador PompeuSolonópoleSul CearenseBarroAuroraBarroMauritiBrejo SantoAbaiaraBrejo SantoJatiMilagresPenaforteCaririBarbalhaCratoJardimJuazeiro do NorteMissão VelhaNova OlindaPorteirasSantana do CaririCaririaçuAltaneiraCaririaçuFarias BritoGranjeiroChapada do AraripeAraripeAssaréCampos SalesPotengiSalitre

List of municipalities in Ceará

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