Cachoeira
Cachoeira | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Cachoeira | |
Cachoeira on the Paraguaçu River | |
Location in Bahia | |
| Coordinates: 12°35′4″S 38°57′21″W / 12.58444°S 38.95583°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Bahia |
| Meso-region | Metropolitana de Salvador |
| Micro-Region | Santo Antônio de Jesus |
| Founded | 1531 |
| Settled | 13 March 1837 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eliana Gonzaga de Jesus (Republicans) |
| Area | |
• Total | 395.223 km2 (152.596 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 33,567 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cachoeirano |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 44300-xxx |
| Area/distance code | (00)55 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.647 – medium |
| Designated | 1973 |
| Reference no. | 843 |
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Cachoeira (Portuguese, meaning waterfall) is an inland municipality of Bahia, Brazil, on the Paraguaçu River. The town exports sugar, cotton, and tobacco and is a thriving commercial and industrial centre.
The municipality contains 56% of the 10,074 hectares (24,890 acres) Baía do Iguape Marine Extractive Reserve, created in 2000.
São Félix is located directly across the Paraguaçu River from Cachoeira; it also borders the municipalities of Conceição da Feira, Santo Amaro, Saubara, Maragogipe, Governador Mangabeira, and Muritiba.