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Maraú is a
* Algodões;
* Arandí;
* Barra;
* Cassange;
* Mangueira;
* Piracanga;
* Saquaíra;
* Três Coqueiros;
* Taipús de Fora;
* Campinho.
municipality
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in the state
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* State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory
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of Bahia
Bahia () is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Mina ...
in the North-East region of Brazil
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. The municipality is located in a peninsula called "Península de Maraú", physiographic area called "Região Cacaueira" (cocoa region). The city is rich in minerals, especially oil shale gypsum and oil.
History
The town originally called "''Mayrahú''" was an Indian village called "''Mayra''". No one knows about the disappearance of the Indian tribe, nor to which branch it belonged. The area was discovered in 1705 by Italian Capuchin friars who named it "''São Sebastião de Mayrahú''" (St. Sebastian of Mayrahú). In 1938 it became a city. Maraú has beautiful beaches of rare beauty and clear water surrounds most of its villages. It also has dozens of islands, waterfalls, mangroves ... Its best-known villages are: Barra Grande, Saquaíra, Taipus de Fora and AlgodõesGeography
The municipality contains 49.32% of theBaía de Camamu Environmental Protection Area
The Baía de Camamu Environmental Protection Area () is an environmental protection area in the state of Bahia, Brazil. It tries to preserve the natural vegetation of mangroves, '' restinga'' and Atlantic Forest around the Camamu Bay (Baía de C ...
, created in 2002.
Beaches
* Algodões;
* Arandí;
* Barra;
* Cassange;
* Mangueira;
* Piracanga;
* Saquaíra;
* Três Coqueiros;
* Taipús de Fora;
* Campinho.
Transportation
The municipality is served byBarra Grande Airport
Barra Grande Airport formerly BRG, is the airport serving the district of Barra Grande in the Municipality of Maraú, Brazil.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
*14 November 2019: a private Cessna Citation II, Cessna 550 Citati ...
, located in the district of Barra Grande.
See also
*List of municipalities in Bahia
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Bahia (BA), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Bahia is divided into 417 municipalities, which were, until 2017, grouped into 32 microregions, which were grouped into 7 mesoregions.
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References
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