Coordinates: 08°59′31″S 39°54′28″W / 8.99194°S 39.90778°W / -8.99194; -39.90778

Curaçá

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Curaçá
Municipality
The Municipality of Curaçá
Flag of Curaçá
Flag
Official seal of Curaçá
Seal
Localization of the city
Localization of the city
Coordinates: 08°59′31″S 39°54′28″W / 8.99194°S 39.90778°W / -8.99194; -39.90778
CountryBrazil
RegionNortheast
StateBahia
FoundedJuly 6, 1832
Government
 • MayorPedro Oliveira (2016–2020)
Area
 • Total6,442.190 km2 (2,487.343 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total34,886
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.700 – high[2]
Websitewww.curaca.ba.gov.br

Curaçá is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Bahia.

The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.[3]

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ [1] UNDP
  3. ^ Mattos, Marluza (2006), Ministério cria Corredor Ecológico da Caatinga (in Portuguese), Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-11-01
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