Glória, Bahia
Glória
Município de Glória | |
|---|---|
 Location of Glória in Bahia | |
  Glória Location of Glória in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 09°20′20″S 38°15′25″W / 9.33889°S 38.25694°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Bahia |
| Founded | May 1, 1886 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ena Vilma Pereira de Souza Negromonte (PP, 2013-2016) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,255.56 km2 (484.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 15,234 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Gloriense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Climate | BSh |
| Website | gloria |
Glória is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Glória covers 1,255.56 km2 (484.77 sq mi), and has a population of 15,234 with a population density of 13 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located on the border of the states of Bahia, Pernambuco, and Alagoas on the banks of the Moxito River, now a lake as the result of the construction of Moxito Hydroelectric Power Plant.[2]
Languages
[edit]The Tuxá language was spoken along the São Francisco River near Glória.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Glória" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- ^ Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
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