Campo Formoso Explained

Campo Formoso
Native Name:Terra dos Minérios e Esmeraldas
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Brazil
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Campo Formoso in the Brazil
Coordinates:-10.5089°N -40.3208°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name: Brazil
Subdivision Name1:Northeast
Subdivision Name2: Bahia
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:July 28, 1880
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Rosangela Maria Monteiro de Menezes (PSD)(2017 – 2020)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:7,258.68
Elevation M:566
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Total:71,487 hab. (BA: 28°)
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:campo-formosense
Timezone1:BRT
Utc Offset1:-3
Postal Code:44790-000
Website:campoformoso.ba.gov.br

Campo Formoso is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Campo Formoso covers 7161.83km2, and has a population of 71,487 with a population density of 9.2 inhabitants per square kilometer.[1] It is about 248 miles from Bahia's capital Salvador. It is famous for the gems, rare stones and caves that are abundant in the area and it is the host of the cement factory, Cimpor. The city is surrounded by green mountains, and on the edge of one of them there are four transmission towers which allow the population to be connected to the Internet, TV, cable TV, wireless and phone. Campo Formoso has hot weather with temperatures of about 25 °C.[2] [3] [4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ba/campo-formoso/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. Web site: Divisão Territorial do Brasil . July 1, 2008 . Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . December 17, 2009. pt.
  3. Web site: Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009. Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . August 14, 2009 . December 17, 2009 . PDF. pt .
  4. Web site: Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil . 2000 . Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD) . December 17, 2009 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091003103229/http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20%28pelos%20dados%20de%202000%29.htm . October 3, 2009 .
  5. Web site: Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005 . December 19, 2007 . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . December 17, 2009 . pt . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081002024524/http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/economia/pibmunicipios/2005/tab01.pdf . October 2, 2008 .