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Nova Viçosa

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Nova Viçosa

Total population

39,509

WeatherAvg high 82.3°F
Coordinates-17.89°, -39.37°

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City facts

Overview

Nova Viçosa is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. It was "discovered" in 1720 and became a municipality in 1962. The municipality contains part of the Cassurubá Extractive Reserve, a 100,768-hectare (249,000-acre) sustainable use conservation unit that protects an area of mangroves, river and sea where shellfish are harvested.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-17.8908
Longitude
-39.3725
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
82.3°F
Avg low
71.7°F
Annual precipitation
53.2 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

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Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

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Nearby places in Bahia

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Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
2923001
UF
BA
Mesorregião
Sul Baiano
Microrregião
Porto Seguro

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • 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