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Amélia Rodrigues

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Total population

24,138

Coordinates-12.40°, -38.75°

Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Situated in Bahia, Brazil, Amélia Rodrigues is a town. Its coordinates of -12.402°, -38.752° place it in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. Population sits at roughly 24,138 according to the open data we track. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,920 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-12.4015
Longitude
-38.7517
Water area
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View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
258
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    9
  • Turkey Vulture
    Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    8
  • Southern Caracara
    Caracara plancus (J.F.Miller, 1777) · Aves
    7
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    6
  • Blue-black Grassquit
    Volatinia jacarina (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    6
  • Bananaquit
    Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    6
  • Ruddy Ground-Dove
    Columbina talpacoti (Temminck, 1810) · Aves
    6

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
—
Largest event
—

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Alex Cazumba
Alex Cazumba
Brazilian footballer and manager
E
Edson dos Santos Reis
Brazilian association football player
J
Jucélia Oliveira Freitas
Brazilian politician
Júnior Santos
Júnior Santos
Brazilian association football player
N
Nilvane Ramos Morais
person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bahia

Browse all places in Bahia →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.26
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,920

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
68
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Amélia Rodrigues, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Mangueira na cidade de Amélia Rodrigues-BA — Amélia Rodrigues, Brazil0.2 miISS052-E-27174 - View of Earth — Amélia Rodrigues, Brazil3.5 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
2901106
UF
BA
Mesorregião
Metropolitana de Salvador
Microrregião
Catu

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • IBGE — Brazilian national statistics, via servicodados.ibge.gov.br (official municipal code, UF, mesorregião, microrregião, region)
  • • IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics — servicodados.ibge.gov.br