Gandu, Brazil
Municipality in Northeast, Brazil From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gandu is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Gandu covers 243.15 km2 (93.88 sq mi), and has a population of 32,596 with a population density of 125 inhabitants per square kilometer. Gandu has its origin as Fazenda Corujão, a farm purchased in 1912 by José Amado Costa for the cultivation of cocoa. Corujão became a district of the municipality of Ituberá in 1958, and an independent municipality on July 18, 1962.[2]
Gandu
Município de Gandu | |
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Coordinates: 13°44′38″S 39°29′13″W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Northeast |
State | Bahia |
Founded | July 28, 1958 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Leonardo barbosa cardosa (2017 - 2020) |
Area | |
• Total | 243.15 km2 (93.88 sq mi) |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 32,596 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Demonym | Ganduense |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |