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Arataca

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Arataca

Total population

10,191

Elevation169 m
Land area375.21 km²
Coordinates-15.26°, -39.41°

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City facts

Elevation
169 m
Area
375.21 km²
Official website
arataca.ba.gov.br

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Arataca is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Arataca covers 435.96 km2 (168.33 mi2), and has a population of 10,961 with a population density of 27 inhabitants per square kilometer. It consists of two districts: Arataca, the municipal seat, and Itatingui.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-15.2604
Longitude
-39.4112
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
32,011
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Green-headed Tanager
    Tangara seledon (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    524
  • Maroon-bellied Parakeet
    Pyrrhura frontalis (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
    505
  • Red-necked Tanager
    Tangara cyanocephala (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    496
  • White-necked Thrush
    Turdus albicollis Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
    452
  • Rufous-bellied Thrush
    Turdus rufiventris Vieillot, 1818 · Aves
    427
  • Violet-capped Woodnymph
    Thalurania glaucopis (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    390
  • Violaceous Euphonia
    Euphonia violacea (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    390
  • Bananaquit
    Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    390

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

J
Joílson Rodrigues da Silva
footballer
Lindomar Rocha Mota
Lindomar Rocha Mota
Roman Catholic bishop from Brazil

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.14
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,874

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
50
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

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
2902252
UF
BA
Mesorregião
Sul Baiano
Microrregião
Ilhéus-Itabuna

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • 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