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Cachoeira
Municipality in Bahia, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Cachoeira (disambiguation).
Cachoeira (Portuguese, meaning waterfall) is an inland municipality of Bahia, Brazil, on the Paraguaçu River. The town exports sugar, cotton, and tobacco and is a thriving commercial and industrial centre.
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Cachoeira | |
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Municipality of Cachoeira | |
Cachoeira on the Paraguaçu River | |
![]() Location in Bahia | |
Coordinates: 12°35′4″S 38°57′21″W | |
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Meso-region | Metropolitana de Salvador |
Micro-Region | Santo Antônio de Jesus |
Government | |
• Mayor | Eliana Gonzaga de Jesus (Republicans) |
Area | |
• Total | 395.223 km2 (152.596 sq mi) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 33,567 |
• Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Demonym | Cachoeirano |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Postal code | 44300-xxx |
Area/distance code | (00)55 |
HDI (2010) | 0.647 – medium[2] |
Designated | 1973 |
Reference no. | 843 |
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The municipality contains 56% of the 10,074 hectares (24,890 acres) Baía do Iguape Marine Extractive Reserve, created in 2000.[3]
São Félix is located directly across the Paraguaçu River from Cachoeira; it also borders the municipalities of Conceição da Feira, Santo Amaro, Saubara, Maragogipe, Governador Mangabeira, and Muritiba.