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Camaçari

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Camaçari is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It is located at . It is part of the Salvador Metropolitan Region (Região Metropolitana de Salvador), being the industrial city of the metropolis. Camaçari covers , and had an estimated population of 304,302 in 2020, with a population density of 310 per square kilometer. The municipality consists of three districts: Camaçari, Abrantes, and Monte Gordo.

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304,302
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Camaçari
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Município de Camaçari
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Municipality
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Camacari.jpg
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Central street of Camaçari
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Location of Camaçari in Bahia
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Brazil
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Location of Camaçari in Brazil
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Country
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Northeast
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border|22px Bahia

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Demonym
camaçariense
Population
113639
Area
784.658
Elevation
36
Official website
www.camacari.ba.gov.br
Image
Camacari.jpg
Dialing code
71
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Commons category
Camaçari
postal code
42800-000 até 42810-590
inception
1758-00-00
Human Development Index
0.700
electorate
196303
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Camaçari is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It is located at . It is part of the Salvador Metropolitan Region (Região Metropolitana de Salvador), being the industrial city of the metropolis. Camaçari covers , and had an estimated population of 304,302 in 2020, with a population density of 310 per square kilometer. The municipality consists of three districts: Camaçari, Abrantes, and Monte Gordo.

==History== The area of Camaçari was inhabited by Tupinambá ethnic group prior to the arrival of the Portuguese. The first Portuguese settlement was in 1558 by two Jesuit priests, João Gonçalves and Antônio Rodrigues. They formed a village called Aldeia do Divino Espírito Santo. Aldeia do Divino Espírito Santo played an important role in the expulsion of the Dutch who arrived in Bahia in the 17th century. Troops under the leadership of bishop D. Mark Teixeira drove out the Dutch in 1624. The name of the village was changed to Vila de Nova Abrantes do Espírito Santo on September 28, 1758 under orders from the Marquiq de Pombal. The Jesuits were also expelled from the area at the same time. Later the village came to be known simply as Vila de Abrantes.

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