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Barro Alto
Bahiatown
Total population
13,453
Air quality index
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Situated in Bahia, Brazil, Barro Alto is a small town. Its coordinates of -11.762°, -41.909° place it in the tropical zone of the southern hemisphere. It is home to roughly 13,453 residents. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Meteorological summaries report average highs near 84.7°F and lows near 65.6°F, together with about 22.7 in of annual precipitation (a relatively dry total). Open solar datasets indicate about 2,127 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 83% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Wedoquella punctata (Tullgren, 1905)Wedoquella punctata (Tullgren, 1905) · Arachnida1
- Sphendononema guildingii Newport G., 1845Sphendononema guildingii Newport G., 1845 · Chilopoda1
- Purple bush-bean, Siratro, Atro, Atro siratro, Purple beanMacroptilium atropurpureum (DC.) Urb. · Magnoliopsida1
- Oneleaf SennaSenna uniflora (Mill.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby · Magnoliopsida1
- Painted EuphorbiaEuphorbia heterophylla L. · Magnoliopsida1
- Facheiroa ulei (Gürke) Werderm.Facheiroa ulei (Gürke) Werderm. · Magnoliopsida1
- Jaguajir rochae (Borelli, 1910)Jaguajir rochae (Borelli, 1910) · Arachnida1
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Bahia
- Ibipeba10.6 mi away · pop. 16,603
- Ibititá15.6 mi away · pop. 16,969
- Lagoa Grande17 mi away
- Canoão19.4 mi away
- Mulungu do Morro23 mi away · pop. 13,152
- Minas do Espírito Santo25.5 mi away
- Saudável31.3 mi away
- Prevenido33.3 mi away
- Nova35 mi away
- Várzea do Cerco38.1 mi away · pop. 958
- Mosquito38.4 mi away
- Hidrolândia38.5 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Barro Alto
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Barro Alto, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 2903235
- UF
- BA
- Mesorregião
- Centro Norte Baiano
- Microrregião
- Irecê
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • 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