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Mascote

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Total population

13,544

Elevation43 m

Land area709.25 km²

Coordinates-15.56°, -39.30°

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City facts

Elevation

43 m

Area

709.25 km²

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude

-15.5640

Longitude

-39.3024

Water area

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)

671

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
36
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum (Wied-Neuwied, 1821) · Aves
31
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
23
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
22
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
19
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
19
Golden-capped Parakeet
Aratinga auricapillus (Kuhl, 1820) · Aves
14
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
14

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

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Bahia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

5.14

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,874

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

39

Avg daily Wikipedia views

1

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Cattle Tyrant

Machetornis rixosa

Seen 2026-06-03

Mantled Hawk

Pseudastur polionotus

Seen 2025-05-31

Peach-fronted Parakeet

Peach-fronted Parakeet

Eupsittula aurea

Seen 2025-05-31

Flaxleaf Fanpetals

Flaxleaf Fanpetals

Seen 2024-10-13

Actinocephalus ramosus

Actinocephalus ramosus

Actinocephalus ramosus

Seen 2024-10-13

Marcetia ericoides

Marcetia ericoides

Marcetia ericoides

Seen 2024-10-13

Wied's Black-tufted-ear Marmoset

Wied's Black-tufted-ear Marmoset

Callithrix kuhlii

Seen 2024-09-28

Ochre-marked Parakeet

Ochre-marked Parakeet

Pyrrhura cruentata

Seen 2024-02-03

Banded Cotinga

Cotinga maculata

Seen 2023-12-14

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

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Mascote, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

ISS034-E-35868 - View of Earth — Mascote, Brazil

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code: 2920908
UF: BA
Mesorregião: Sul Baiano
Microrregião: Ilhéus-Itabuna

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikimedia Commons
• Wikidata
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• 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