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Camamu
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Camamu
Total population
30,469
Demographic figures from IBGE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Camamu is a municipality in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Politically, it is in the Valença subregion of the Sul Baiano region. It is located on the southern coast of Bahia state, the Costa do Dendê, along the BA-001 highway. The municipality covers an area of 885.20 km2, and, in a 2020 estimate, it had 35,382 inhabitants.
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History
The region was originally inhabited by native Macamamus Indians. The name Camamu was the name of the Indians' village. In 1560 the Jesuits established a mission, that the next in year, upon completion of the chapel, was converted into a parish with the name "Aldeia de Nossa Senhora da Assunção de Macamamu". On 22 May 1693 the village was elevated to town status with the name of Camamu. And finally, on June 27, 1891, it officially became a city.
Geography
Pedra Furada Island and the Maraú Peninsula enclose a deep bay, Camamu Bay (Baía de Camamu), in which the town of Camamu is located. Highway BA-650 runs west to the city of Ibirapitanga. The municipality contains 33.28% of the Baía de Camamu Environmental Protection Area, created in 2002.
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Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
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Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
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Notable people from here
Nearby places in Bahia
- Contrato8.8 mi away · pop. 529
- Barcelos do Sul9.5 mi away · pop. 911
- Ituberá14.6 mi away · pop. 21,902
- Ubaitaba29.3 mi away · pop. 17,596
- Aurelino Leal29.7 mi away · pop. 11,179
- Cairu31.9 mi away · pop. 17,761
- Teolândia35 mi away · pop. 15,332
- Burietá36 mi away
- Maricoabo36.6 mi away
- Tapirama42 mi away
- Apuarema43.4 mi away · pop. 6,913
- Japomirim44.7 mi away
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Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
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Official Identifiers
IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
- IBGE code
- 2905800
- UF
- BA
- Mesorregião
- Sul Baiano
- Microrregião
- Valença
servicodados.ibge.gov.br
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • 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