Official Name: | Nova Viçosa |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | Nordeste |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Bahia |
Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
Subdivision Name3: | Sul Baiano |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |population_footnotes =|population_note =|population_total = 43,783|population_density_km2 =|timezone = BRT|utc_offset = -3|timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code =|area_code =|blank_name =|blank_info =|website = |footnotes = |
Nova Viçosa is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.[2] [3] [4] [5] It was "discovered" in 1720 and became a municipality in 1962.The municipality contains part of the Cassurubá Extractive Reserve, a sustainable use conservation unit that protects an area of mangroves, river and sea where shellfish are harvested.
Nova Viçosa has a district called Posto da Mata, where a sub-prefecture.