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Total population

16,348

Air quality index

35Good
Elevation694 m
Coordinates-11.13°, -42.11°

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City facts

Overview

Central is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-11.1339
Longitude
-42.1096
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
35
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
3.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
56
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.9

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
202
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Picui Ground-Dove
    Columbina picui (Temminck, 1813) · Aves
    4
  • Spot-backed Puffbird
    Nystalus maculatus (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    3
  • Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
    Eupetomena macroura (J.F.Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    3
  • Blue-winged Parrotlet
    Forpus xanthopterygius (Spix, 1824) · Aves
    3
  • cactus conure
    Aratinga cactorum (Kuhl, 1820) · Aves
    3
  • Great Black Hawk
    Buteogallus urubitinga (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    3
  • Southern Caracara
    Caracara plancus (J.F.Miller, 1777) · Aves
    3
  • Aplomado Falcon
    Falco femoralis Temminck, 1822 · Aves
    3

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

Luiz Caetano
Luiz Caetano
biochemical pharmacist and Brazilian politician, secretary of institutional relations of the State of Bahia

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

Nearby places in Bahia

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Geography & sun

Elevation
2,277 ft (694 m)
Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.98
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,183

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
2
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Central

Estudos geológicos na zona central da Bahia
Wilhelm Kegel · 1959
BOLETIM - INSTITUTO CENTRAL DE FOMENTO ECONOMICO DA BAHIA
BAHIA. INSTITUTO CENTRAL DE FOMENTO ECONOMICO
Arqueologia nos cerrados do Brasil central
Pedro Ignacio Schmitz · 1989
Maria Beltrão e a arqueologia na Bahia
Maria da Conceição de Moraes Coutinho Beltrão · 2014
Reconnaissance for uranium in the central Tucano basin, Bahia, Brazil
Reconnaissance for uranium in the central Tucano Basin Bahia, Brazil
Donald Duane Haynes · 1964
Diably z Bahia
Jolanta Klimowicz · 1972
Considerações sôbre a geologia de parte da Chapada Diamantina--Bahia Central
Manfredo Winge · 1970

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Gomes' Burrowing Snake
Gomes' Burrowing Snake
Apostolepis cearensis
Seen 2026-08-01
Broadleaf caper
Broadleaf caper
Cynophalla hastata
Seen 2026-08-01
Pereskia bahiensis
Pereskia bahiensis
Pereskia bahiensis
Seen 2026-07-29
Ruddy Ground Dove
Ruddy Ground Dove
Columbina talpacoti
Seen 2026-07-29
Scarlet-throated Tanager
Scarlet-throated Tanager
Compsothraupis loricata
Seen 2026-07-29
Yellow-headed Caracara
Yellow-headed Caracara
Daptrius chimachima
Seen 2026-07-26
Stripe-breasted Starthroat
Stripe-breasted Starthroat
Heliomaster squamosus
Seen 2026-07-25
Red-nosed Mouse
Red-nosed Mouse
Wiedomys pyrrhorinos
Seen 2026-07-25
Southern House Wren
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Seen 2026-07-25

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
2907608
UF
BA
Mesorregião
Centro Norte Baiano
Microrregião
Irecê

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
  • • 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