Jacobina
Municipality in Bahia, Brazil / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jacobina is a city in the Centro Norte Baiano mesoregion of Bahia. It was founded July 28, 1722 and the population is 82,590. The town is surrounded by mountains, hills, lakes, rivers, springs, and waterfalls. Located in the northwest region of Bahia, in the extreme north of the Chapada Diamantina, Jacobina is 330 kilometers from Salvador and is also known as 'City of Gold', a legacy of the gold mines which attracted the pioneers from São Paulo in the early seventeenth century.[1]
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Jacobina | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 11°10′50.88″S 40°31′04.08″W | |
Country | Brazil |
State | Bahia |
Government | |
• Mayor | Tiago Manoel Dias Ferreira |
Area | |
• Total | 2,319.825 km2 (895.689 sq mi) |
Population 2020 | |
• Total | 82,590 |
• Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Area/distance code | (00)55 |
Website | jacobina |
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