Cachoeira | |
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Municipality of Cachoeira | |
Coordinates: 12°35′4″S 38°57′21″W / 12.58444°S 38.95583°W | |
Country | Brazil |
State | Bahia |
Meso-region | Metropolitana de Salvador |
Micro-Region | Santo Antônio de Jesus |
Founded | 1531 |
Settled | 13 March 1837 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eliana Gonzaga de Jesus (Republicans) |
Area | |
• Total | 395.223 km2 (152.596 sq mi) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 33,567 |
• Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Demonym | Cachoeirano |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Postal code | 44300-xxx |
Area/distance code | (00)55 |
HDI (2010) | 0.647 – medium[2] |
Designated | 1973 |
Reference no. | 843 |
Cachoeira (Portuguese, meaning waterfall) is an inland municipality of Bahia, Brazil, on the Paraguaçu River. The town exports sugar, cotton, and tobacco and is a thriving commercial and industrial centre.
The municipality contains 56% of the 10,074 hectares (24,890 acres) Baía do Iguape Marine Extractive Reserve, created in 2000.[3]
São Félix is located directly across the Paraguaçu River from Cachoeira; it also borders the municipalities of Conceição da Feira, Santo Amaro, Saubara, Maragogipe, Governador Mangabeira, and Muritiba.
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