Rodelas Explained

Official Name:Rodelas
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
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2020 [1]
Population Total:9,442
Timezone:BRT
Utc Offset:-3

Rodelas is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Geography

The municipality contains part of the Raso da Catarina Ecological Station, created in 2001.The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.

History

The unattested indigenous language Peria (also spelled Poria) was formerly spoken in Rodelas. The extinct Tuxá language was also spoken in Rodelas.[6]

See also

References

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Notes and References

  1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ba/rodelas/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.
  5. Web site: Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005 . December 19, 2007 . Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) . December 17, 2009. pt.
  6. Book: Loukotka, Čestmír . Čestmír Loukotka . Classification of South American Indian languages . registration . UCLA Latin American Center . 1968 . Los Angeles.