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°W / -13.48694; -39.04389Coordinates: 13°29′13″S 39°02′38″W / 13.48694°S 39.04389°W / -13.48694; -39.04389
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 UTC-3 (BRT)
Website cairu.ba.io.org.br

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

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ 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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