Quixada

Quixada is a municipality in the nation of Ceara, in Brazil. It is known for its uncommon rock formations, regarded domestically as monoliths. It turned into founded in 1870 and had a populace of 80,605 residents in 2010, in keeping with the Brazilian census. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Quixada. Pre-historic cave paintings and other archaeological stays had been discovered inside the place.

The municipality carries the 16,635 hectares Quixada Monoliths Natural Monument, a totally blanketed location round and containing the pretty uncommon inselbergs recognized regionally as monoliths, which are of great traveller interest. The Barragem do Cedro turned into built among 1890 and 1906 using stone masonry, cement and metal, at the foot of the Pedra da Galinha Choca, the most well-known of the monoliths. On 30 January 2015 the dam turned into located at the tentative list as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Quixada Futebol Clube is the city's football membership.