Cairu
| Cairu Município de Cairu | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
|
Morro de São Paulo in Cairu | |
 Location of Cairu in the Bahia | |
  Cairu Location of Cairu in the Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 13°29′13″S 39°02′38″W / 13.48694°S 39.04389°WCoordinates: 13°29′13″S 39°02′38″W / 13.48694°S 39.04389°W | |
| Country |
 Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |
 Bahia |
| Founded | August 1, 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hildécio Antônio Meireles Filho |
| Area | |
| • Total | 451.194 km2 (174.207 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 15,678 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BRT (UTC-3) |
| Website |
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Cairu is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.[1][2][3][4] Portugal football international Liedson was born in Cairu.
The municipality contains part of the 230,296 hectares (569,070 acres) Caminhos Ecológicos da Boa Esperança Environmental Protection Area, created in 2003.[5]
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. 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.
- ↑ Souto, Paulo; Khoury, Jorge (5 June 2003), Decreto nº 8.552 de 05 de junho de 2003 (in Portuguese), Estado da Bahia, retrieved 2016-10-26
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