Irecê
Irecê | |
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Municipality and city | |
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  Irecê Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 11°18′14″S 42°51′21″W / 11.30389°S 42.85583°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Bahia |
| Mesoregion | Centro Norte Baiano |
| Area | |
| • Total | 121,118 sq mi (313,695 km2) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 62,527 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
Irecê is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil. As of 2012[update] it had a population of 62,527 people. 476 kilometres (296 mi) by road northwest of Salvador. It is an agricultural town known for growing black beans and being a wine producing region.[1]
Notable landmarks
It is the home of the "Academia Ireceense de Letras e Artes." It was also the site the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God chose for an industrial kibbutz.[2]
References
- ^ Mitchell, Simon (1 January 1981). The Logic of Poverty: The Case of the Brazilian Northeast. Routledge. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7100-0637-0. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ Meyer, Birgit; Moors, Annelies (1 December 2005). Religion, Media, and the Public Sphere. Indiana University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-253-11172-2. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
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