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Location of Bom Jesus da Lapa in Bahia

Bom Jesus da Lapa , officially Município de Bom Jesus da Lapa , is a city on the Rio São Francisco in the Brazilian state of Bahia . The name of the city means "The good Jesus (from) the rock cave". Bom Jesus da Lapa has an area of ​​4,200 km²; it had 63,480 inhabitants in 2010. The population was estimated on July 1, 2018 at 68,609 inhabitants.

coat of arms
Aerial view of Bom Jesus da Lapa
Gercino Coelho Bridge at Bom Jesus da Lapa

history

The city emerged from a mission base that developed when the hermit Francisco de Mendonça Mar settled in one of the numerous grottos on the Rio São Francisco in 1691. Within a few decades, Bom Jesus da Lapa became one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Brazil.

Bom Jesus da Lapa has been the seat of the Bom Jesus da Lapa diocese since 1962 .

economy

Accommodation for pilgrims is still the most important industry today. In second and third place are fisheries and trade. Thanks to the Ponte Gercino Coelho , one of the few bridges over the Rio São Francisco, the city is a hub and market place.

Web links

Commons : Bom Jesus da Lapa  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Footnotes

  1. ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE): Bom Jesus da Lapa - Panorama. Retrieved August 30, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
  2. ^ History of the pilgrimage site and the city of Bom Jesus da Lapa (Portuguese) , accessed on March 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Carlos Alberto Steil: O Sertão das Romarias. To estudo antropológico sobre o Santuário de Bom Jesus da Lapa - Bahia . Editora Vozes, Petrópolis 1996, p. 30.

Coordinates: 13 ° 15 ′  S , 43 ° 25 ′  W