Ituaçu

Ituaçu
Municipality of Bahia, Brazil
Our Lady of Alívio church
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ituaçu in Bahia
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Coordinates: 13°49′S 41°18′W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Bahia
Founded	26 August 1897[2]
Government
• Mayor	Phellipe Ramonn Gonçalves Brito (PSD) (2021-2024)[3]
• Vice Mayor	Luiz Carlos Pessoa da Silva (PDT) (2021-2024)[3]
Area
• Total	1,199.374 km^2 (463.081 sq mi)
Elevation	520 m (1,710 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	17,914[1]
• Density	14.94/km^2 (38.7/sq mi)
Demonym	Ituaçuense (Brazilian Portuguese)[1]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	46640-000[4]
HDI (2010)	0.570 – medium[1]
Website	ituacu.ba.gov.br

Ituaçu (alternately spelled Ituassú, Ituassu or Ituacu) is a city in the Chapada Diamantina region of Bahia, Brazil. The city is 530 km from Salvador, the capital city of Bahia. It is the birthplace of singer Moraes Moreira, while another singer Gilberto Gil lived there from 2 months old. The climate is temperate, falling to 12 °C during the winter. Its estimated population in 2020 is 19,030.[5]

References

1. "Ituaçu". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
2. "História". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
3. "Prefeito e vereadores de Ituaçu tomam posse; veja lista de eleitos". globo.com. globo.com. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
4. "Código Postal Ituaçu/BA - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
5. IBGE 2020