Paulo Afonso is a city in
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 ...
,
Brazil
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. It was founded in 1958.
The city is the seat of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Paulo Afonso.
The city is served by
Paulo Afonso Airport.
The municipality contains part of the
Raso da Catarina ecoregion.
The municipality holds part of the
Rio São Francisco Natural Monument, which protects the spectacular canyons of the
São Francisco River
The São Francisco River (, ) is a large Rivers of Brazil, river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America and overall in Brazil (after the Amazon R ...
between the
Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex
The Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex (Complexo Hidrelétrico de Paulo Afonso), also known as the Paulo Afonso Complex, is a system of three dams and five hydroelectric power plants on the São Francisco River near the city of Paulo Afonso in ...
and the
Xingó Dam.
It contains part of the
Raso da Catarina Ecological Station, created in 2001.
Climate
Paulo Afonso experiences a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Koppen climate classification system.
See also
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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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Municipalities in Bahia
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