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Camaçari
Bahiacity
Camaçari
Total population
300,372
Founded
1758
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Camaçari is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It is located at 12°41′51″S 38°19′27″W. It is part of the Salvador Metropolitan Region, being the industrial city of the metropolis. Camaçari covers 784.658 km2 (302.958 mi2), and had an estimated population of 304,302 in 2020, with a population density of 310 per square kilometer. The municipality consists of three districts: Camaçari, Abrantes, and Monte Gordo.
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History
The area of Camaçari was inhabited by Tupinambá ethnic group prior to the arrival of the Portuguese. The first Portuguese settlement was in 1558 by two Jesuit priests, João Gonçalves and Antônio Rodrigues. They formed a village called Aldeia do Divino Espírito Santo. Aldeia do Divino Espírito Santo played an important role in the expulsion of the Dutch who arrived in Bahia in the 17th century. Troops under the leadership of bishop D. Mark Teixeira drove out the Dutch in 1624. The name of the village was changed to Vila de Nova Abrantes do Espírito Santo on September 28, 1758 under orders from the Marquiq de Pombal. The Jesuits were also expelled from the area at the same time. Later the village came to be known simply as Vila de Abrantes.
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Nearby places in Bahia
- Simões Filho7.9 mi away · pop. 114,559
- Menino Jesus8.4 mi away
- Candeias14.6 mi away · pop. 72,382
- Pojuca18.5 mi away · pop. 32,136
- Terra Nova28.3 mi away · pop. 10,798
- Salinas da Margarida31.6 mi away · pop. 14,987
- Amélia Rodrigues35.3 mi away · pop. 24,138
- Guaí42.2 mi away
- Coração de Maria42.3 mi away · pop. 26,692
- Humildes43.8 mi away · pop. 13,462
- São Félix43.9 mi away · pop. 11,026
- Doutor45 mi away
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Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 2905701
- UF
- BA
- Mesorregião
- Metropolitana de Salvador
- Microrregião
- Salvador
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • 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