Santo Amaro, Bahia

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Santo Amaro is a municipality in the state of Bahia in Brazil. The population in 2003 is 58,414, the density is 120.2/km² the area is 486 km². It is a suburb of Salvador and in the mesorregião Metropolitana de Salvador.

Santo Amaro is one of the most contaminated places in the world with lead.[1]




North: Conceição do Jacuípe
West: Cachoeira e São Gonçalo dos Campos
Santo Amaro East: São Sebastião do Passé e por São Francisco do Conde, Baía de Todos os Santos, part of the Atlantic Ocean
South: Saubara, Baía de Todos os Santos, part of the Atlantic Ocean

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Coordinates: 12°32′49″S 38°42′43″W / 12.54694°S 38.71194°W / -12.54694; -38.71194