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Jacobina is a city in the Centro Norte Baiano mesoregion of Bahia. It was founded July 28, 1722 and the population is 82,590. The town is surrounded by mountains, hills, lakes, rivers, springs, and waterfalls. Located in the northwest region of Bahia, in the extreme north of the Chapada Diamantina, Jacobina is 330 kilometers from Salvador and is also known as 'City of Gold', a legacy of the gold mines which attracted the pioneers from São Paulo in the early seventeenth century.

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Settlement.name
Jacobina
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Vista da cidade de Jacobina-BA.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
View of Jacobina
Settlement.image_flag
Bandeira de Jacobina.svg
Settlement.image_map
Bahia Municip Jacobina.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Bahia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Bahia
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Valdice Castro
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
2,319.825
Settlement.population_footnotes
2020
Settlement.population_total
82,590
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
jacobinense
Population
76518
Area
2319.825
Elevation
646
Official website
www.jacobina.ba.gov.br
Image
Vista da cidade de Jacobina-BA.jpg
Dialing code
74
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Commons category
Jacobina
Human Development Index
0.649
inception
1880-00-00
electorate
57505
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Jacobina is a city in the Centro Norte Baiano mesoregion of Bahia. It was founded July 28, 1722 and the population is 82,590. The town is surrounded by mountains, hills, lakes, rivers, springs, and waterfalls. Located in the northwest region of Bahia, in the extreme north of the Chapada Diamantina, Jacobina is 330 kilometers from Salvador and is also known as 'City of Gold', a legacy of the gold mines which attracted the pioneers from São Paulo in the early seventeenth century.

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