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Also known as Cacule

Caculé is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Bahia, which possesses 23,291 inhabitants , according to IBGE. It is situated 750 kilometers southwest from Salvador. Its economy is based mostly on agriculture. The climate in Caculé is warm and dry during the day, being cooler at night, at about 15 °C. The "Rio Antônio" (river Antônio) crosses the city. Although it presently has no operational railroad station, Caculé is midpoint on the Ferrovia Centro Atlântica railroad route connecting Montes Claros to Salvador, Bahia.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Caculé
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Municipality of Bahia, Brazil
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File:Cacule-Bahia Praca do Mercado.jpg
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Market square of Caculé
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Market square of Caculé
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File:Bandeira cacule.jpg
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Flag of Caculé
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File:Brasao cacule.png
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Coat of arms of Caculé
Settlement.etymology
Named after the farmer Manoel Caculé
Settlement.motto
Latin: Fides, Ordo, LaborEnglish: Faith, Order, Work
Settlement.image_map
File:Bahia Municip Cacule.svg
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Location of Caculé in Bahia
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Location of Caculé in Bahia
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Brazil#South America
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yes
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Country
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Region

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
caculense
Country
Brazil
Located in
Bahia
Population
17812
Area
610.983
Elevation
753
Shares border with
Rio do Antônio
Image
Cacule-Bahia Praca do Mercado.jpg
Dialing code
77
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Commons category
Caculé
postal code
46300-000
Human Development Index
0.637
electorate
15640
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Encyclopedic overview

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Caculé is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Bahia, which possesses 23,291 inhabitants , according to IBGE. It is situated 750 kilometers southwest from Salvador. Its economy is based mostly on agriculture. The climate in Caculé is warm and dry during the day, being cooler at night, at about 15 °C. The "Rio Antônio" (river Antônio) crosses the city. Although it presently has no operational railroad station, Caculé is midpoint on the Ferrovia Centro Atlântica railroad route connecting Montes Claros to Salvador, Bahia.

==See also== List of municipalities in Bahia

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Caculé” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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