Uibaí

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Município de Uibaí
Uibaí
Uibaí (Brazil)
Uibaí
Uibaí
Coordinates 11 ° 20 ′  S , 42 ° 8 ′  W Coordinates: 11 ° 20 ′  S , 42 ° 8 ′  W
Location of Uibaí in the state of Bahia
Location of Uibaí in the state of Bahia
founding September 22, 1961
Basic data
Country Brazil
State Bahia
Mesoregion Centro-Norte Baiano
Microregion Irecê
structure 2 distritos : Uibái, Hidrolândia
height 587 m
surface 551 km²
Residents 13,625 (2010)
density 24.7  Ew. / km²
estimate 14,460 Ew. (last: July 1, 2014)
Time zone UTC −3
politics
City Prefect Pedro Rocha (2013-2016)
Political party PT
economy
GDP 62,284 thousand R $
4566  R $ per person 
(2012)

Uibaí , officially Município de Uibaí , is a small town in the Brazilian state of Bahia . The municipal city is 536 km northeast of the capital Salvador .

According to the 2010 census, the community has 13,625 inhabitants, who are called Uibaiens. It ranks 271st in Bahia by population. The number of inhabitants was calculated according to the estimate of the IBGE from July 1, 2014 to 14,460 inhabitants. The area is rounded 551 km²; the population density is 24.7 people per km².

history

In the first half of the 19th century, the interior of Bahia was opened up by cattle breeding and gold digging, with predominantly Afro-Brazilian slaves being used. Sparsely populated, the area was initially a district called Canabrava do Gonçalo , which was renamed Distrito de Uibaí on November 30, 1938 and belonged to the municipal city of Xique-Xique (Chique-Chique). After regional reforms in 1960 it belonged to the city of Central . On September 22, 1961, the place was elevated to the municipal city Município de Uibaí , Uibaí for short, officially installed on April 7, 1963 after the necessary first elections and spun off from Central.The place became the seat of the district of the same name. January 1979 in a second district, Hidrolândia , was divided.

location

The closest locations are clockwise: Central, São Gabriel, Presidente Dutra Irecé, Lapão, Ibititá and Gentio do Ouro.

City administration

After the local elections in 2012, Pedro Rocha of the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT ) is the city prefect (executive) for the 2013 to 2016 term , the legislature lies with the Câmara Municipal, the city council. The place is also the seat of the district of the same name.

Together with 18 other municipalities, it forms the Irecê microregion , which is one of five microregions of the Centro-Norte Baiano mesoregion .

Population development

Infrastructure

Coming south of Poço , the BA-434 leads north via Hidrolândia, to the east the BA-225 begins in Uibaí and leads to Presidente Dutra . The nearest airport is between Irecé and Lapão.

Web links

Commons : Uibaí  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b IBGE : Cidades @: Uibaí. Retrieved July 1, 2015 (Portuguese).
  2. IBGE : Cidades @ Bahia: Uibaí - produto interno bruto dos municípios - 2012. Accessed July 1, 2015 (Portuguese).
  3. IBGE : Cidades @ Bahia: Uibaí: Histórico. Retrieved July 1, 2015 (Portuguese). Historical summary.
  4. Eleições 2012: Pedro Rocha 13 on the website www.eleicoes2012.info . Retrieved July 1, 2015 (Portuguese).