Castro Alves, Bahia

Coordinates: 12°45′57″S 39°25′40″W / 12.76583°S 39.42778°W / -12.76583; -39.42778
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Castro Alves, Bahia
Municipality
Country Brazil
RegionNordeste
StateBahia
Government
Area
 • Total274,648 sq mi (711,335 km2)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total26,318
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Castro Alves’ main square

Castro Alves, Bahia is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5] 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.

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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 August 7, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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 / -12.76583; -39.42778