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Caculé
Caculé
Municipality of Bahia, Brazil
	Market square of Caculé
	Flag Coat of arms
	Etymology: Named after the farmer Manoel Caculé
	Motto(s): Latin: Fides, Ordo, Labor; English: Faith, Order, Work
	Location of Caculé in Bahia
	Caculé Caculé
	Coordinates: 14°30′10″S 42°13′19″W / 14.5027777878°S 42.2219444544°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Bahia
Founded	14 August 1919
Government
• Mayor	Pedro Dias da Silva (PSB) (2021-2024)
• Vice Mayor	Willian Lima Gonçalves (PSB) (2021-2024)
Area
• Total	610.983 km2 (235.902 sq mi)
Elevation	587 m (1,926 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	22,462
• Density	36.76/km2 (95.2/sq mi)
Demonym	Caculense (Brazilian Portuguese)
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	46300-000
HDI (2010)	0.637 – medium
Website	governodecacule.ba.gov.br

Caculé is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Bahia, which possesses 23,291 inhabitants as of 2020^[update], 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.

References

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