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Barra do Choça

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Total population

36,539

Air quality index

23Good

Elevation872 m

Coordinates-14.87°, -40.58°

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City facts

Overview

Barra do Choça is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude

-14.8662

Longitude

-40.5782

Water area

—

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good

23

PM2.5 (µg/m³)

4

PM10 (µg/m³)

5.5

Ozone (µg/m³)

37

NO₂ (µg/m³)

4.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

1,371

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Three-toed Jacamar
Jacamaralcyon tridactyla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
63
Long-tailed Tyrant
Colonia colonus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
47
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
36
Gilt-edged Tanager
Tangara cyanoventris (Vieillot, 1819) · Aves
30
Golden-capped Parakeet
Aratinga auricapillus (Kuhl, 1820) · Aves
29
Flame-crested Tanager
Loriotus cristatus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
27
Channel-billed Toucan
Ramphastos vitellinus M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823 · Aves
26
Blue-winged Parrotlet
Forpus xanthopterygius (Spix, 1824) · Aves
24

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

Nearby places in Bahia

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Geography & sun

Elevation

2,861 ft (872 m)

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

5.35

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,954

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

37

Avg daily Wikipedia views

1

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

castor bean

Ricinus communis

Seen 2026-04-04

Gold-bordered Hairstreak

Gold-bordered Hairstreak

Seen 2026-02-14

Cururu Toad

Rhinella diptycha

Seen 2026-01-29

Tantilla boipiranga

Tantilla boipiranga

Tantilla boipiranga

Seen 2025-12-06

Diabrotica speciosa

Diabrotica speciosa

Diabrotica speciosa

Seen 2025-08-18

Passiflora miersii

Passiflora miersii

Passiflora miersii

Seen 2025-05-24

Thin-spined Porcupine

Thin-spined Porcupine

Chaetomys subspinosus

Seen 2024-12-02

Brazilian Pokeweed

Brazilian Pokeweed

Phytolacca thyrsiflora

Seen 2024-11-14

Aglaoctenus lagotis

Aglaoctenus lagotis

Aglaoctenus lagotis

Seen 2024-11-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code: 2902906
UF: BA
Mesorregião: Centro Sul Baiano
Microrregião: Vitória da Conquista

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• iNaturalist
• Open-Elevation
• 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