Guanambi

Place in Northeast Brazil
Place in Northeast, Brazil
Flag of Guanambi
Flag
Official seal of Guanambi
Seal
Nickname: 
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; -42.78083CountryBrazilRegionNortheastStateBahiaDemonymguanambienseFoundedAugust 14, 1919Government
 • 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.

Guanambi is home of the largest wind complex in Latin America.[3]

Transportation

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.

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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Capital: Salvador
Mesoregion Centro Norte Baiano
Feira de Santana
Irecê
Itaberaba
Jacobina
Senhor do Bonfim
Municipalities of Bahia
Mesoregion Centro Sul Baiano
Boquira
Brumado
Guanambi
Itapetinga
Jequié
Livramento do Brumado
Seabra
Vitória da Conquista
Mesoregion Extremo Oeste Baiano
Barreiras
Cotegipe
Santa Maria da Vitória
Mesoregion Metropolitana de Salvador
Catu
Salvador
Santo Antônio de Jesus
Mesoregion Nordeste Baiano
Alagoinhas
Entre Rios
Euclides da Cunha
Jeremoabo
Ribeira do Pombal
Serrinha
Mesoregion Sul Baiano
Ilhéus-Itabuna
Porto Seguro
Valença
Mesoregion Vale São-Franciscano da Bahia
Barra
Bom Jesus da Lapa
Juazeiro
Paulo Afonso
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