Xique-Xique
Xique-Xique is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Its estimated population in 2014 was 48,210 inhabitants.[1][2][3][4] It is situated on the right bank of São Francisco River and is a regional economic center. Xique-Xique takes its name from a cactus, Pilosocereus polygonus, common to the region.
Xique-Xique Município de Xique-Xique | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Xique-Xique in the state of Bahia | |
  Xique-Xique Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 10°49′49″S 42°43′51″W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Bahia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alfredo Ricardo Bessa Magalhães (PT, 2013–2016) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,124 sq mi (5,502 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,319 ft (402 m) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 48,210 |
| • Density | 22.7/sq mi (8.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC −3 |
The first exploratory expedition to the region was in 1545, and carried out by the administration of Tomé de Souza (1503–1579), the first governor-general of the Portuguese colony of Brazil. A fazenda, or large-scale plantation, was established Cabo da Ipueira in the 17th century by the Portuguese Theobaldo Miranda Pires de Carvalho. Before ending the seventeenth century a gold-mining group called the Sierra Assuruá settled in Belvedere Island created the 1st core population inhabited by Europeans.
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. 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.
