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municipality of Bahia State, Brazil

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Country
Brazil
Region
Northeast
State
Bahia
Founded
July 28, 1958
Mayor
Leonardo barbosa cardosa (2017 - 2020)
Total
243.15 km (93.88 sq mi)
Density
134.06/km (347.21/sq mi)
Demonym
Ganduense
Time zone
UTC−3 ( BRT )

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Demonym
ganduense
Population
26461
Area
243.15
Elevation
270
Image
Gandu-ba.jpg
Dialing code
73
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Commons category
Gandu
inception
1958-07-28
Human Development Index
0.632
electorate
20784
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Gandu is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Gandu covers 243.15 km (93.88 mi), and has a population of 32,596 with a population density of 125 inhabitants per square kilometer. Gandu has its origin as Fazenda Corujão, a farm purchased in 1912 by José Amado Costa for the cultivation of cocoa. Corujão became a district of the municipality of Ituberá in 1958, and an independent municipality on July 18, 1962.

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