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Plácido de Castro completes, this Sunday (30), 48 years of history in the state of Acre. Previously, the place was known as Vila Pacatuba, an advanced post that served as a rubber tank.
The city of Plácido de Castro turns 48 this Sunday/Photo: Pedro Devani
Com 16,560 inhabitants in 2022, according to the last IBGE census, prognosis that it has reached 17,127 in 2024, and a territorial area of 1,952,531 km², resulting in a demographic density of 8.48 km². In addition, the city records schooling (between 6 and 14 years) of 93.6% of the population and human development index (HDI) of 0.622.
The city was created in 1976 and earned this name in honor of José Plácido de Castro, a military man, leader of the Acrean Revolution and subsequent president of the Independent State of Acre, and also had a prominent role, along with Baron of Rio Branco and Assis Brasil, in the question of Acre, which culminated with the signing of the Petrópolis Treaty, between Brazil and Bolivia, which guaranteed the possession of the land of the territory of the territory and the right of the territory and the right of the territory and the right of the territory and the right Rubber in this region to Brazil.
The celebrations for the city’s birthday has already taken place, on Friday (28) and Saturday (29), with the show of singer Jadson Santos, who shook the population of the municipality.
