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Ituaçu | |
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Our Lady of Alívio church | |
Location of Ituaçu in Bahia | |
| Coordinates: 13°49′S 41°18′W / 13.817°S 41.300°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Bahia |
| Founded | 26 August 1897 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Phellipe Ramonn Gonçalves Brito (PSD) (2025-2028) |
| • Vice Mayor | Joao Batista Silva Rocha (PSD) (2025-2028) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,199.374 km2 (463.081 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 520 m (1,710 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 17,914 |
| • Density | 14.94/km2 (38.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ituaçuense (Brazilian Portuguese) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 46640-000 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.570 – medium |
| Website | ituacu.ba.gov.br |
Ituaçu (alternately spelled Ituassú, Ituassu or Ituacu) is a city in the Chapada Diamantina region of Bahia, Brazil. The city is 530 km from Salvador, the capital city of Bahia. It is the birthplace of singer Moraes Moreira, while another singer Gilberto Gil lived there from 2 months old. The climate is temperate, falling to 12 °C during the winter. Its estimated population in 2020 is 19,030.
References
- ^ a b c "Ituaçu". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "História". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Eleições 2024: Phellipe Brito (PSD) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Ituaçu-BA". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Prefeito de Ituaçu (BA) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Código Postal Ituaçu/BA - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ IBGE 2020
