Belmonte (Bahia)
Município de Belmonte Belmonte |
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Belmonte (2008)
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Coordinates | 15 ° 52 ′ S , 38 ° 53 ′ W | ||
Location of the municipality in the state of Bahia | |||
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founding | 23rd May 1891 (age 129) | ||
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Country | Brazil | ||
State | Bahia | ||
ISO 3166-2 | BR-BA | ||
height | 8 m | ||
Waters | Atlantic | ||
climate | tropical, Af | ||
surface | 1,939.4 km² | ||
Residents | 21,798 (2010) | ||
density | 11.2 Ew. / km² | ||
estimate | 23,328 (July 1, 2019) | ||
Parish code | IBGE : 2903409 | ||
Post Code | 45800-000 | ||
Telephone code | (+55) 73 | ||
Time zone | UTC −3 | ||
Website | camaradebelmonte.ba.gov.br (Brazilian Portuguese) | ||
politics | |||
City Prefect | Jânio Natal Andrade Borges (2017–2020) | ||
Political party | PTN | ||
Culture | |||
Patron saint | Our Lady on Mount Carmel | ||
economy | |||
GDP | 284,368 thousand R $ 11,903 R $ per person (2016) |
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HDI | 0.598 (low) (2010) |
Belmonte , officially Portuguese Município de Belmonte , is a municipality in Brazil in the state of Bahia . The population was estimated at 23,328 inhabitants as of July 1, 2019, who are called Belmontenser ( belmontenses ). The area of the municipality is around 1939.4 km² (2018). The distance to the capital Salvador is 695 km. Belmonte is the northernmost town on the Costa do Descobrimento and has several beaches on the Atlantic.
history
The community was founded in 1764 as Vila de Nossa Senhora do Carmo do Belo Monte and received town status and self-government rights on May 23, 1891. The place was named after the likely place of birth Belmonte in Portugal of Pedro Álvares Cabral, who was considered the discoverer of Brazil . In addition to Belmonte as the seat of the large municipal area, there are also the districts of Boca do Córrego and Mogiquiçaba.
There are still many preserved colonial-style buildings from the cocoa baron era. They are near the pier on the Rio Jequitinhonha , which flows into the Atlantic Ocean at Belmonte , and the bus station ( Rodoviaria ).
geography
Surrounding communities are Santa Cruz Cabrália , Canavieiras , Mascote , Eunápolis and Itapebi .
Web links
- City Council website , Câmara Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Belmonte climate: average temperature, weather by month, Belmonte weather averages. In: de.climate-data.org. Retrieved November 1, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c IBGE : Bahia: Belmonte - Panorama. Retrieved November 1, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ Janio Natal 19 (Prefeito). In: todapolitica.com. Eleições 2016, accessed November 1, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ IBGE : Bahia: Belmonte - Histórico. Retrieved August 14, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).