Moritaiva

Moritaiva

モリタイバ
Морітаїва
Moritaiva モリタイバ; Морітаїва
Capital city
	Flag Seal Coat of arms
	Motto: Ad meliora (Latin)
Foundation	June 1, 2024; 3 months ago
Capital city status	July 24, 2024; 52 days ago
Population
• Total	7
Demonyms	Moritaivan; Moritense
Time zone	UTC-3

Moritaiva (/mɔːrɪtɑːɪvə/; Japanese: モリタイバ Moritaiba; Ukrainian: Морітаїва) is the current administrative capital of the Federal Republic of Forestia, and the seat of government of the state of Vale Plano. Established on 1 July 2024, it is located in the mountains of Brazil's Center-West region, being surrounded by hills and forests. The area which comprises the city, part of Sobradinho, was originally inhabited in the early 1960s by farmers in the region and many workers responsible for the construction of Brasilia, and was integrated into Forestia on 1 June 2024. It has a tropical savanna climate, and has an average temperature of 21.4 °C. It's name and symbols are largely inspired by Japanese cultural elements, such as the cherry blossom's pink on the city flag.

Etymology

The term Moritaiva is a combination of Mori (森) (Japanese for forest) and Taivas (Finnish for mountain), the name was chosen due to the city's surroundings.

History

Before integration

During the construction of Brasilia, between 1956 and 1960, one of the directors of Novacap (Companhia Urbanizadora da Nova Capital), federal deputy Iris Meinberg, who had been president of the National Confederation of Agriculture had the idea of creating a typically rural city in the Federal District. The best option was to settle the new city in the region of Sobradinho, which traditionally developed agricultural activities since the time of its first occupants.

Integration

The territory comprising Moritaiva was initially occupied on 1 June 2024, but is only set to become the de facto capital on 1 August.

Geography

Moritaiva is located in the mountainous Brazilian highlands, in the center-west region. It is completely surrounded by Brazil's Federal District. Moritaiva is in a region with forests and hills.

Climate

Moritaiva has a tropical savanna climate, having two distinct seasons: a rainy season, which lasts from October to April and a dry season, which lasts from May to September. It has an average temperature of 21.4 °C.

Climate data for Moritaiva
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	32.6 (90.7)	31.4 (88.5)	32.1 (89.8)	31.6 (88.9)	30.2 (86.4)	31.6 (88.9)	30.8 (87.4)	33.0 (91.4)	35.8 (96.4)	36.4 (97.5)	34.5 (94.1)	33.7 (92.7)	36.4 (97.5)
Average high °C (°F)	26.9 (80.4)	27.2 (81)	27.0 (80.6)	26.8 (80.2)	26.0 (78.8)	25.3 (77.5)	25.6 (78.1)	27.4 (81.3)	29.1 (84.4)	29.0 (84.2)	27.0 (80.6)	26.7 (80.1)	27.0 (80.6)
Average low °C (°F)	18.3 (64.9)	18.2 (64.8)	18.2 (64.8)	17.7 (63.9)	15.6 (60.1)	14.2 (57.6)	13.9 (57)	15.3 (59.5)	17.6 (63.7)	18.5 (65.3)	18.1 (64.6)	18.3 (64.9)	17.0 (62.6)
Record low °C (°F)	12.2 (54)	11.0 (51.8)	14.5 (58.1)	10.7 (51.3)	3.2 (37.8)	3.3 (37.9)	1.6 (34.9)	5.0 (41)	9.0 (48.2)	10.2 (50.4)	11.4 (52.5)	13.5 (56.3)	1.6 (34.9)
Average Precipitation mm (inches)	206.0 (8.11)	179.5 (7.067)	226.0 (8.898)	145.2 (5.717)	26.9 (1.059)	3.3 (0.13)	1.5 (0.059)	16.3 (0.642)	38.1 (1.5)	141.8 (5.583)	253.1 (9.965)	241.1 (9.492)	1,478.8 (58.22)
Average relative humidity (%)	74.7	74.2	76.1	72.2	65.4	58.8	51.0	43.5	46.4	58.8	74.5	76.0	64.3
Sunshine hours	159.6	158.9	168.7	200.8	237.9	247.6	268.3	273.5	225.7	191.3	138.3	145.0	2,415.6
Source: https://portal.inmet.gov.br/normais

Infrastructure

Transportation

Moritaiva is connected to the BR-030 interstate highway, which connects Brasília to Goiás, Minas Gerais, and Bahia.

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