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Vera Cruz

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Vera Cruz

Total population

42,529

Coordinates-12.96°, -38.61°

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City facts

Overview

Vera Cruz (Bahia) is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. It occupies 87% of the island of Itaparica; the remainder belongs to the municipality of Itaparica. The municipality of Vera Cruz has a population of is 43,716 (2020 estimate) and covers an area of 297.537 square kilometres (114.880 mi2).

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-12.9608
Longitude
-38.6099
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)
26,918
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    1,260
  • Ruddy Ground-Dove
    Columbina talpacoti (Temminck, 1810) · Aves
    1,029
  • Social Flycatcher
    Myiozetetes similis (Spix, 1825) · Aves
    942
  • Rufous Hornero
    Furnarius rufus (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    929
  • Bananaquit
    Coereba flaveola (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    927
  • Masked Water-Tyrant
    Fluvicola nengeta (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    886
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    886
  • Sayaca Tanager
    Thraupis sayaca (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    876

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).

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Bahia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.26
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,920

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
9
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Vera Cruz

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Official Identifiers

IBGE — Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics

IBGE code
2933208
UF
BA
Mesorregião
Metropolitana de Salvador
Microrregião
Salvador

servicodados.ibge.gov.br

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • 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