Cairu

Cairu
Municipality
Municipality of Cairu
Flag of Cairu
Flag
Official seal of Cairu
Seal
Location in Bahia
Location in Bahia
Coordinates: 13°29′13″S 39°02′38″W / 13.48694°S 39.04389°W / -13.48694; -39.04389
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Bahia
Founded1608
Government
 • MayorFernando Antonio dos Santo Brito
Area
 • Total451.194 km2 (174.207 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total17,761
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.627 – medium[2]
Websitecairu.ba.gov.br

Cairu is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. The municipality consists of three islands: the Island of Cairu, which is only separated from the mainland by a narrow river; Tinharé Island, which has the dense tourist settlement of Morro de São Paulo to the north; and Boipeba Island.[3][4]

The municipality contains part of the 230,296 hectares (569,070 acres) of the Caminhos Ecológicos da Boa Esperança Environmental Protection Area, created in 2003.[5]

  1. ^ "População no último censo [2022]". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. ^ "IDHM ranking 2010" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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