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Barra
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Barra
Total population
51,092
Coordinates-11.09°, -43.14°
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Overview
Barra is an island in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and the second southernmost inhabited island there, after the adjacent island of Vatersay to which it is connected by the Vatersay Causeway.
History & geography
Geography
Latitude
-11.0892
Longitude
-43.1415
Water area
—
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
João Maurício Vanderlei, Baron of Cotegipe
Brazilian politician (1815-1889)
Guttemberg Guarabyra
Brazilian musician
A
Antônio Mariani Primo
(1823-1890)
B
Bruno Oliveira de Matos
Brazilian footballer
Arlindo Batista Leoni
lawyer, public prosecutor, municipal judge and federal deputy for the State of Bahia
Francisco Rocha
Brazilian doctor and politician, federal deputy for the State of Bahia
D
Deocleciano Martins de Oliveira
V
Valdete da Silva Cordeiro
person identified in the Museu da Pessoa collection
Arthur Leite da Silveira
Brazilian politician, trader and cocoa farmer, former senator for the State of Bahia
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Bahia
Geography & sun
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
6.07
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,216
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
4,740
Avg daily Wikipedia views
158
Attention level
Quiet
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Barra
Barra Velha, o último refúgio
Cornélio Vieira de Oliveira · 1985
Barra
Arlindo Itacir Battistel · 1999
A larga barra da baía
Milton Moura · 2011
Bahiasingulareplural
Instituto de Radiodifusão Educativa da Bahia · 2001
São João na Bahia
Jolivaldo Freitas · 2017
Roteiro da primeira viagem do vapôr Monarcha desde a cidade da Barra do Rio Negro, Capital da provincia do Amasonas
João Wilkens de Mattos · 1855
Descripção da viagem feita desde a cidade da Barra do Rio Negro, pelo rio do mesmo nome, até a Serra do Cucui, indo em Commissão como Engenheiro
Hilário Maximiano Antunes Gurjão · 1855
Plano diretor da orla marítima
Bahia, Brazil (State). Coordenação de Fomento ao Turismo. · 1973
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Rhodnius nasutus
Rhodnius nasutus
Seen 2023-11-05
carnaúba palm
Copernicia prunifera
Seen 2023-06-13
Neoglaziovia variegata
Neoglaziovia variegata
Seen 2023-06-13
Bromelia
Bromelia
Seen 2023-06-13
Cereus jamacaru jamacaru
Cereus jamacaru jamacaru
Seen 2023-06-13
Xiquexique tuberculatus
Xiquexique tuberculatus
Seen 2023-06-13
Xiquexique gounellei gounellei
Xiquexique gounellei gounellei
Seen 2023-06-13
Xiquexique × heptagonus
Xiquexique × heptagonus
Seen 2023-06-13
Tacinga inamoena
Tacinga inamoena
Seen 2023-06-13
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 2902708
- UF
- BA
- Mesorregião
- Vale São-Franciscano da Bahia
- Microrregião
- Barra
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • 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