Guanambi

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Guanambi
Guanambi
Guanambi dezembro06c.jpg
Flag of Guanambi
Official seal of Guanambi
Nickname(s): 
Cidade do algodão (City of the cotton)
Guanambi in a Bahia map.
Guanambi in a Bahia map.
Coordinates: 14°13′22″S 42°46′51″W / 14.22278°S 42.78083°W / -14.22278; -42.78083Coordinates: 14°13′22″S 42°46′51″W / 14.22278°S 42.78083°W / -14.22278; -42.78083
CountryBrazil
RegionNortheast
StateBahia
Demonymguanambiense
FoundedAugust 14, 1919
Government
 • MayorSabrina (PSB)
Area
 • Total1,272.367 km2 (491.264 sq mi)
Elevation
525 m (1,722 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total84,928
 • Density60.8/km2 (157/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Website[[1]] [pt]

Guanambi is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil, with an area of 1,272.367 km²,[1] and with 84,928 inhabitants in 2020, according to estimates by the IBGE,[2] making it the 20th most populous municipality of Bahia. It was founded in 1919 and Nilo Coelho is its current mayor.

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[]

  • Lucio (footballer, born 1982)

References[]

  1. ^ "IBGE :: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística". IBGE (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ "Inaugurado na Bahia o Maior Complexo Eólico da América Latina" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 3, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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