Conceição da Barra

Conceição da Barra
Conceição da Barra
Municipality
	The Municipality of Conceição da Barra
	Main church of Conceição da Barra
	Flag Seal
	Nickname: "Barra"
	Location of Conceição da Barra in the State of Espírito Santo
	Coordinates: 18°35′34″S 39°43′55″W / 18.59278°S 39.73194°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Espírito Santo
Founded	October 6, 1891
Government
• Mayor	Francisco Vervloet (PSDB)
Area
• Total	1,188.044 km2 (458.706 sq mi)
Elevation	3 m (10 ft)
Population (2008)
• Total	27,029
• Density	24.9/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2000)	0.688 – medium

18°35′34″S 39°43′55″W / 18.59278°S 39.73194°W / -18.59278; -39.73194 Conceição da Barra is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. The city is also the northernmost coastal city of the state. Its population was 27,029 (2008) and its area is 1,188.044 km².

The municipality contains the 3,481 hectares (8,600 acres) Itaúnas State Park, created in 1991, which protects the coast up to the border with Bahia.^[4] It contains the 2,817 hectares (6,960 acres) Rio Preto National Forest.^[5] It contains part of the 1,503.75 hectares (3,715.8 acres) Córrego Grande Biological Reserve.

The climate is tropical, warm and mostly humid, with one or two dry months. Average annual temperature is 22 to 24 °C (72 to 75 °F), and average annual rainfall is 1,250 to 1,500 millimetres (49 to 59 in).^[6]

References

^ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ IBGE 2008 statistics
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) UNDP
^ Parque Estadual de Itaúnas (in Portuguese), IEMA: Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos, retrieved 2016-10-27
^ Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Rio Preto (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-20
^ "Reserva Biológica do Córrego Grande", Viarural (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-04-15

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[1] IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] IBGE 2008 statistics

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-12-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) UNDP

[4] Parque Estadual de Itaúnas (in Portuguese), IEMA: Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos, retrieved 2016-10-27

[5] Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Rio Preto (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-20

[6] "Reserva Biológica do Córrego Grande", Viarural (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-04-15

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