Castro Alves, Bahia
Castro Alves, Bahia | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Bahia |
| Government | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 274,648 sq mi (711,335 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 26 209 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
Castro Alves, Bahia is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.[1][2][3][4] It was known as Vila de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Curralinho, but it was rechristened Castro Alves in order to honor the poet who was born there.
See also
References
- ^ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 26, 2013. 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.
12°45′57″S 39°25′40″W / 12.76583°S 39.42778°W
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