Baturité
# Baturité

Baturité is a city of Ceará State, Brazil 80 km (50 mi) from the state capital Fortaleza. It is located in the microregion of Baturité. The population estimate in 2020 was 35,941 inhabitants.

## Economy

The economy of Baturité is mainly agricultural and based on the cultivation of cotton, sugar cane, rice, maize and beans.

## History

Baturité received the first railway in the state of Ceará. It started to operate in 1873. Today, this train station is a museum.

## Notable people

* Nilto Maciel (1945–2014), writer
