Firmino Alves

Municipality in Northeast, Brazil
Firmino Alves
Município de Firmino Alves
Municipality
Location of Firmino Alves in Bahia
Location of Firmino Alves in Bahia
14°59′06″S 39°55′26″W / 14.98500°S 39.92389°W / -14.98500; -39.92389
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Bahia
FoundedAugust 27, 1962
Government
 • MayorLero Cunha (PSB, 2013-2016)
Area
 • Total172.35 km2 (66.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total5,629
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
DemonymFirmino-alvense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Websitex

Firmino Alves is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. It covers 172.35 km2 (66.54 sq mi), and has a population of 5,629 with a population density of 33.15 inhabitants per square kilometer. Remanso was originally inhabited by indigenous people of the Baiana or Paraguaçu ethnic group. Leonel Vieira Lima started a manioc farm and flour factory in 1935. Other families followed and formed the village Itamirim in 1938. Firmino Alves became an independent municipality on August 27, 1962, when it was separated from the municipality of Ibicaraí. It consists of two districts: Firmino Alves, the municipal seat, and Itaiá.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Firmino Alves" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
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Capital: Salvador
Mesoregion Centro Norte Baiano
Feira de Santana
Irecê
Itaberaba
Jacobina
Senhor do Bonfim
Municipalities of Bahia
Mesoregion Centro Sul Baiano
Boquira
Brumado
Guanambi
Itapetinga
Jequié
Livramento do Brumado
Seabra
Vitória da Conquista
Mesoregion Extremo Oeste Baiano
Barreiras
Cotegipe
Santa Maria da Vitória
Mesoregion Metropolitana de Salvador
Catu
Salvador
Santo Antônio de Jesus
Mesoregion Nordeste Baiano
Alagoinhas
Entre Rios
Euclides da Cunha
Jeremoabo
Ribeira do Pombal
Serrinha
Mesoregion Sul Baiano
Ilhéus-Itabuna
Porto Seguro
Valença
Mesoregion Vale São-Franciscano da Bahia
Barra
Bom Jesus da Lapa
Juazeiro
Paulo Afonso


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