Caculé | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality of Bahia, Brazil |
Image Alt: | Market square of Caculé |
Flag Alt: | Flag of Caculé |
Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Caculé |
Etymology: | Named after the farmer Manoel Caculé |
Motto: | Latin |
Map Alt: | Location of Caculé in Bahia |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil#South America |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Coordinates: | -14.5028°N -42.2219°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 14 August 1919[2] |
Leader Title1: | Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Pedro Dias da Silva (PSB) (2021-2024)[3] |
Leader Title2: | Vice Mayor |
Leader Name2: | Willian Lima Gonçalves (PSB) (2021-2024) |
Area Total Km2: | 610.983 |
Elevation M: | 587 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 22462[4] |
Population Density Km2: | 36.76 |
Population Demonym: | Caculense (Brazilian Portuguese) |
Timezone: | Brasília Time |
Utc Offset: | -03:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 46300-000[5] |
Blank Name: | HDI (2010) |
Blank Info: | 0.637 – medium |
Website: | governodecacule.ba.gov.br |
Caculé is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Bahia, which possesses 23,291 inhabitants, according to IBGE.[6] It is situated 750 kilometers southwest from Salvador. Its economy is based mostly on agriculture. The climate in Caculé is warm and dry during the day, being cooler at night, at about 15 °C. The "Rio Antônio" (river Antônio) crosses the city. Although it presently has no operational railroad station, Caculé is midpoint on the Ferrovia Centro Atlântica railroad route connecting Montes Claros to Salvador, Bahia.