PB · Northeast
Population: 446,720 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Campina Grande is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Paraíba. Considered one of the main industrial hubs of the Northeast Region and one of the largest technology centers in Latin America, it was founded on December 1, 1697, and was elevated to the status of city on October 11, 1864. It belongs to the Campina Grande Immediate Geographic Region and the Campina Grande Intermediate Geographic Region. According to the 2024 Census of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), its population is 440,939 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in Paraíba, and its metropolitan region, made up of nineteen municipalities, has an estimated population of 651,619 inhabitants.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
PB average (4 cities): 56 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
6.72 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
62.53 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
PB average (4 cities): 25 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
260.47 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,800.96 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
PB average (4 cities): 48 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
4.97 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
4.75 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
PB average (4 cities): 39 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
4.8 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
PB average (4 cities): 61 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
26.24 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
97.32 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
PB average (4 cities): 54 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
103.95 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Presidente Castro Pinto (SBJP), 104 km in a straight line · 52 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Warm Average temperature: 24.5 °C (Average temperature 22–25 °C (72–77 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 30.7 | 30.7 | 30.3 | 29.5 | 28.2 | 26.4 | 25.7 | 26.7 | 28.2 | 29.9 | 30.7 | – |
| Avg. low (°C) | 21.1 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 20.5 | 19.4 | 18.5 | 18.3 | – | 19.8 | 20.4 | – |
| Rain (mm) | 49 | 63 | 91 | 90 | 100 | 126 | 116 | 65 | 31 | 13 | 12 | – |
Weather station Campina Grande, 2 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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