Vale Plano
Vale Plano
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| Nickname: Heart of Forestia | |
| Motto: Latin: Uno Sumus Animo (We Are One of Soul) | |
| Country |  Forestia |
| State | Vale Plano |
| Settlement | January 12, 1970 |
| Incorporation as the capital | April 9, 2022 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Body | Vale Plano Metropolitan Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.5 km2 (0.6 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7 |
Vale Plano (Japanese: フラットバレイ Furattobaree; Ukrainian: Вале Плано) (lit. Flat Valley), is the capital city of Forestia and the state of the same name. The city is located high in the Brazilian highlands in Brazil's Central-West region. Vale Plano is the largest Forestian city by population, having a population of 5. The area which comprises the city was originally inhabited in the 1970s by farmers in the region, and was integrated into Forestia on 9 April 2022.
Etymology
The city is named Vale Plano due to its geographic region, which has a very flat terrain.
History
Originally, the area which currently corresponds to Vale Plano was occupied by farmers around the 1970s. As the settlement grew, it was converted into the Vicente Pires agricultural colony, which eventually became the Vicente Pires Housing Sector, which was part of Taguatinga until 2008. The city of Vale Plano was initially founded as the capital of Forestia on the same day it was established, 9 April 2022.
Geography
The city is located high in the Brazilian highlands in Brazil's Central-West region, being marked by the cerrado vegetation.
Climate
Vale Plano has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen:Aw), with two distinct seasons: the rainy season, from October to April, and the dry season, from May to September. The average temperature in the year is around 27ºC, with temperature spikes in September and October.
| Climate data for Vale Plano | |||||||||||||
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| 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
Roads
Vale Plano has a direct connection to Brazil's Estrada Parque Ceilândia (DF-095) highway, which also serves as a demarcation line to separate the two countries. The highway connects Brazil's Vicente Pires, Ceilândia, Estrutural, and Taguatinga cities, and serves as a central motorway in the region.
Airport
There are plans to construct a commercial airport somewhere in Vale Plano, but there are no concrete ideas in place.
Economy
Vale Plano is Forestia's economic center, with the services sector being a large part of the city's exports. The city is nicknamed the "Heart of Forestia" due to its status as the capital.
