Curaçá

Curaçá
Municipality
The Municipality of Curaçá
Flag Seal
Localization of the city
Coordinates: 08°59′31″S 39°54′28″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Bahia
Founded	July 6, 1832
Government
• Mayor	Pedro Oliveira (2016–2020)
Area
• Total	6,442.190 km^2 (2,487.343 sq mi)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	34,886
• Density	4.9/km^2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)	0.700 – high[2]
Website	www.curaca.ba.gov.br

Curaçá is the northernmost city in the Brazilian state of Bahia.

The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.^[3]

See also

• List of municipalities in Bahia

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. [1] UNDP
3. Mattos, Marluza (2006), Ministério cria Corredor Ecológico da Caatinga (in Portuguese), Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-11-01