Morro do Chapéu

Morro do Chapéu
Nossa Senhora da Graça church
Location of Morro do Chapéu in Bahia
Morro do Chapéu
Morro do Chapéu
Coordinates: 11°33′00″S 41°09′21″W / 11.55000°S 41.15583°W / -11.55000; -41.15583
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Bahia
Founded8 August 1909
Government
  MayorJuliana Pereira Araujo Leal (PDT) (2025-2028)
  Vice MayorVitor Araujo Azevedo (UNIÃO) (2025-2028)
Area
  Total
5,744.969 km2 (2,218.145 sq mi)
Elevation
1,011 m (3,317 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Total
33,594
  Density5.85/km2 (15.2/sq mi)
DemonymMorrense (Brazilian Portuguese)
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
44850-000, 44852-000, 44860-000, 44862-000, 44865-000, 44875-000, 44855-000
HDI (2010)0.588 – medium
Websitemorrodochapeu.ba.gov.br

Morro do Chapéu is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Bahia, 386 km northwest of its capital, Salvador, 1012 meters above the sea level, because of which it is one of the coolest towns in Bahia, with temperatures occasionally falling below 10 °C in the winter. Its estimated population in 2020 is 35,440.