Gandu
Município de Gandu | |
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 Seal | |
 Location of Gandu in Bahia | |
  Gandu Location of Gandu in the Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 13°44′38″S 39°29′13″W / 13.74389°S 39.48694°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Bahia |
| Founded | July 28, 1958 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leonardo barbosa cardosa (2017 - 2020) |
| Area | |
• Total | 243.15 km2 (93.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 32,596 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ganduense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Gandu is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Gandu covers 243.15 km2 (93.88 sq mi), and has a population of 32,596 with a population density of 125 inhabitants per square kilometer. Gandu has its origin as Fazenda Corujão, a farm purchased in 1912 by José Amado Costa for the cultivation of cocoa. Corujão became a district of the municipality of Ituberá in 1958, and an independent municipality on July 18, 1962.[2]