Biritinga
Biritinga | |
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Municipality of Bahia, Brazil | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Etymology: Indigenous name that means "white wild cane"[1] | |
 Location of Biritinga in Bahia | |
  Biritinga Location within Brazil  Biritinga Location within South America | |
| Coordinates: 11°37′22″S 38°48′27″W / 11.62278°S 38.80750°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Bahia |
| Founded | 23 April 1962[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gilmário Souza de Oliveira (PSB) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Daniel Cerqueira do Nascimento (PSB) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 553.762 km2 (213.809 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 249 m (817 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 15,146[4] |
| • Density | 27.35/km2 (70.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Biritinguense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 48780-000[5] |
| HDI (2010) | 0.538 – low[4] |
| Website | biritinga.ba.gov.br |
Biritinga is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil. As of 2020, it had a population of 15,984 and a land area of 214 square miles (553 km2).[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "História". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Gil de Gode (PSB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Biritinga-BA". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Prefeito de Biritinga (BA) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Biritinga". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ↑ "Código Postal Biritinga/BA - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ↑ IBGE 2020
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