Arataca

Arataca
Município de Arataca
Municipality
Official seal of Arataca
Seal
Location of Arataca in Bahia
Location of Arataca in Bahia
Arataca is located in Brazil
Arataca
Arataca
Location of Arataca in Brazil
Coordinates: 15°15′46″S 39°24′50″W / 15.26278°S 39.41389°W / -15.26278; -39.41389
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Bahia
FoundedMay 9, 1985
Government
 • MayorFernando Mansur (2013-2016)
Area
 • Total
435.96 km2 (168.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
10,961
 • Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
DemonymArataquense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Arataca is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Arataca covers 435.96 km2 (168.33 sq mi), and has a population of 10,961 with a population density of 27 inhabitants per square kilometer (70 inhabitants per square mile). It consists of two districts: Arataca, the municipal seat, and Itatingui. [2]

The municipality contains part of the 11,336 hectares (28,010 acres) Serra das Lontras National Park, created in 2010.[3]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference i was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional da Serra das Lontras (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-06-09