Cairu

Cairu is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. The municipality consists of three islands: the Island of Cairu, which is only separated from the mainland by a narrow river; Tinharé Island, which has the dense tourist settlement of Morro de São Paulo to the north; and Boipeba Island.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Cairu
Settlement.official_name: Municipality of Cairu
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira de Cairu.png
Settlement.image_seal: Brasão_de_Cairu_BA.png
Settlement.image_map: Bahia Municip Cairu.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Bahia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northeast
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1608
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Fernando Antonio dos Santo Brito
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 451.194
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of Brazil
Demonym: cairuense
Country: Brazil
Located in: Bahia
Population: 15217
Area: 451.194
Elevation: 11
Shares border with: Valença
Official website: cairu.ba.io.org.br
Image: Morro de São Paulo.jpg
Dialing code: 75

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Commons category: Cairu
Human Development Index: 0.627
postal code: 45420-000
electorate: 13374

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Historic structures
Transportation
Noted resident
See also
References

The municipality contains part of the of the Caminhos Ecológicos da Boa Esperança Environmental Protection Area, created in 2003.

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