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Caetité

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Caetité

Total population

52,012

Air quality index

20Good
Coordinates-14.07°, -42.49°

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

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City facts

Overview

Caetité is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Bahia. It is located in the semi-arid sertão region in the interior of the state. It had an 52,012 inhabitants as of 2022. It covers 2,651.5 square kilometres (1,023.7 mi2) and is 757 kilometres (470 mi) from the state capital, Salvador. Caetité borders on ten other municipalities, all within Bahia: Igaporã, Guanambi, Pindaí, Licínio de Almeida, Caculé, Ibiassucê, Lagoa Real, Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Paramirim, and Tanque Novo.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-14.0692
Longitude
-42.4852
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
20
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
5
PM10 (µg/m³)
6.6
Ozone (µg/m³)
65
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
335
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    15
  • Southern House-Wren
    Troglodytes musculus J.F.Naumann, 1823 · Aves
    13
  • cactus conure
    Aratinga cactorum (Kuhl, 1820) · Aves
    10
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    10
  • Picui Ground-Dove
    Columbina picui (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
    10
  • Sayaca Tanager
    Thraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    9
  • Rufous-collared Sparrow
    Zonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    9
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    8

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

Earthquake history

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

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Waldick Soriano
Waldick Soriano
Brazilian singer (1933-2008)
Paulo Souto
Paulo Souto
Brazilian geologist and politician
Antônio Rodrigues Lima
Antônio Rodrigues Lima
Brazilian physician and politician
C
Camillo de Jesus Lima
Brazilian writer and poet (1912-1975)
César Zama
César Zama
Brazilian doctor, politician and writer, he served as federal deputy for Bahia in 1890
Haroldo Lima
Haroldo Lima
Brazilian politician
J
Joaquim Batista Neves
Brazilian politician
José Antônio Gomes Neto
José Antônio Gomes Neto
Brazilian judge and noble
João Gumes
João Gumes
Brazilian journalist (1855-1930)
L
Lucília Fraga
Brazilian painter (1895-1979)
L
Luiz Neves Cotrim
Brazilian poet (1918-2012)
Nestor Duarte
Nestor Duarte
Brazilian jurist, novelist and politician, former state deputy for Bahia
Oliveiros Guanais
Oliveiros Guanais
Brazilian anesthesiologist, professor at the UFBA Faculty of Medicine and former president of the National Union of Students (1936-2010)
Paulo Jackson
Paulo Jackson
Brazilian engineer, unionist and politician
Prisco Viana
Prisco Viana
Brazilian journalist and politician
Rodrigues Lima
Rodrigues Lima
Brazilian physician and politician, governor of the state of Bahia (1892-1896)

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

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

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
2905206
UF
BA
Mesorregião
Centro Sul Baiano
Microrregião
Guanambi

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

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