Caetité
Caetité | |
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Aerial view of Caetité | |
Location in Bahia | |
| Coordinates: 14°4′8.04″S 42°28′30″W / 14.0689000°S 42.47500°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Bahia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Valtécio Aguiar (2021 – 2024) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,651.5 km2 (1,023.7 sq mi) |
| Population 2020 | |
• Total | 51,081 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 46400-xxx |
| Area/distance code | (00)55 |
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Caetité is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Bahia. It is located in the semi-arid sertão region in the interior of the state. It had an estimated 51,081 inhabitants as of 2020. It covers 2,651.5 square kilometres (1,023.7 sq mi) and is 757 kilometres (470 mi) from the state capital, Salvador. Caetité borders on ten other municipalities, all within Bahia: Igaporã, Guanambi, Pindaí, Licínio de Almeida, Caculé, Ibiassucê, Lagoa Real, Livramento do Brumado, Paramirim, and Tanque Novo.
Its economy is primarily based on mining, notably of amethyst, uranium, iron and manganese. Caetité is the only producer of uranium in Latin America. It is an important cultural center of the state of Bahia, and has a historic center with numerous protected buildings. Caetité is the birthplace of educational and political figures such as Anísio Teixeira, Paulo Souto, Waldick Soriano, known as the "Brazilian Frank Sinatra". It is also home to the first normal school in the Bahian sertão. The school was founded by Anísio Teixeira during his tenure as General Director of Public Instruction of Bahia, and opened in 1926.