Guanambi
Guanambi is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil, with an area of 1,272.367 km²,[1] and with 84,645 inhabitants in 2013, according to estimates by the IBGE,[2] making it the 20th most populous municipality of Bahia. It was founded in 1919 and Jairo Magalhães is its current mayor.
Guanambi | |
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| Guanambi | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname(s): Cidade do algodão (City of the cotton) | |
 Guanambi in a Bahia map. | |
| Coordinates: 14°13′22″S 42°46′51″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Bahia |
| Demonym | guanambiense |
| Founded | August 14, 1919 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sabrina (PSB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,272.367 km2 (491.264 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 525 m (1,722 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 84,645 |
| • Density | 60.56/km2 (156.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| Website | [] |
It is 796 km (approximately 498 miles) south-west of Salvador, the capital being connected by the roads BR-030, BR-262 and BR-324, representing a strong influence in the commercial. The city is served by Guanambi Airport, and it is home of the largest wind complex in Latin America.[3]
Notable people
References
- "IBGE :: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística". IBGE (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- "Estimativas de População - 2015" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- "Inaugurado na Bahia o Maior Complexo Eólico da América Latina" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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