Ibirapitanga is a municipality and a town in the State of

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, located inland from the coast about 45 km., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency In 2020 the estimated population of the municipality was 23,404 inhabitants.

History

The town was founded in 1915 when José Meneses de Oliveira built his home on the banks of the Cachoeira River, and it came to be known as Cachoeira do Pau. Later the name was changed to Ibirapitanga, a word in the

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for "red wood" that is,

Brazilwood ''Paubrasilia echinata'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. It is a Brazilian timber tree commonly known as Pernambuco wood or brazilwood ( pt, pau-de-pernambuco, ; ...

. The municipality was officially created in 1961, carved out of the interior portion of Camamu municipality, but came into effect in 1963.

Administrative divisions

Ibirapitanga municipality is divided into four parts, the headquarters town of Ibirapitanga, and the rural divisions: Itamarati, Camamuzinho and Novo Horizonte.

Geography

Ibirapitanga is bounded by the municipalities of

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to the east,

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to the southeast,

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to the south,

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to the west,

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and

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to the north and

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to the northeast. Highway BA-650 runs east to the town of

. Highway 330 runs west to the towns of

and

Ipiaú Ipiaú is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It is located at around . The city is located at the confluence of the ''Contas River'' and the ''Água-Branca River'' (White-water River). Ipiaú is bordered, in counterclockwise fashion, by ''Ibirataia'' and ...

. Highway 101 runs north to

and south to

and

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Economy

Ibirapitanga's economy is based on

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agriculture.

Notes

External links

* * Municipalities in Bahia {{Bahia-geo-stub