Caculé

Caculé
Municipality of Bahia, Brazil
Market square of Caculé
Market square of Caculé
Flag of Caculé
Flag
Coat of arms of Caculé
Coat of arms
Etymology: Named after the farmer Manoel Caculé[1]
Motto(s): 
Latin: Fides, Ordo, Labor
English: Faith, Order, Work[2]
Location of Caculé in Bahia
Location of Caculé in Bahia
Caculé is located in Brazil
Caculé
Caculé
Caculé is located in South America
Caculé
Caculé
Coordinates: 14°30′10″S 42°13′19″W / 14.5027777878°S 42.2219444544°W / -14.5027777878; -42.2219444544
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Bahia
Founded14 August 1919[1]
Government
 • MayorPedro Dias da Silva (PSB) (2021-2024)[4]
 • Vice MayorWillian Lima Gonçalves (PSB) (2021-2024)[4]
Area
 • Total610.983 km2 (235.902 sq mi)
Elevation
587 m (1,926 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total22,462[3]
 • Density36.76/km2 (95.2/sq mi)
DemonymCaculense (Brazilian Portuguese)[3]
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
46300-000[5]
HDI (2010)0.637 – medium[3]
Websitegovernodecacule.ba.gov.br

Caculé is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Bahia, which possesses 23,291 inhabitants as of 2020, according to IBGE.[6] It is situated 750 kilometers southwest from Salvador. Its economy is based mostly on agriculture. The climate in Caculé is warm and dry during the day, being cooler at night, at about 15 °C. The "Rio Antônio" (river Antônio) crosses the city. Although it presently has no operational railroad station, Caculé is midpoint on the Ferrovia Centro Atlântica railroad route connecting Montes Claros to Salvador, Bahia.

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References

  1. ^ a b "História". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Descubra Caculé com o GuiaMais - Guia Mais Local". GuiaMais. GuiaMais. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Caculé". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Prefeito e vereadores de Caculé tomam posse; veja lista de eleitos". globo.com. globo.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Código Postal Caculé/BA - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ IBGE 2020


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