Cairu
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Cairu Município de Cairu |
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Municipality | |
![]() Morro de São Paulo in Cairu
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![]() Location of Cairu in the Bahia |
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Location of Cairu in the Brazil | |
Coordinates: 13°29′13″S 39°02′38″W / 13.48694°S 39.04389°WCoordinates: 13°29′13″S 39°02′38″W / 13.48694°S 39.04389°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Northeast |
State | ![]() |
Founded | August 1, 1960 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Hildécio Antônio Meireles Filho |
Area | |
• Total | 451.194 km2 (174.207 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 15,678 |
• Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
Time zone | BRT (UTC-3) |
Website | cairu |
Cairu is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.[1][2][3][4] Portugal football international Liedson was born in Cairu.
The municipality contains part of the 230,296 hectares (569,070 acres) Caminhos Ecológicos da Boa Esperança Environmental Protection Area, created in 2003.[5]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ Souto, Paulo; Khoury, Jorge (5 June 2003), Decreto nº 8.552 de 05 de junho de 2003 (in Portuguese), Estado da Bahia, retrieved 2016-10-26
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