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Also known as Jandaira

Jandaíra is the easternmost city in the Brazilian state of Bahia. The city is famous because of the Mangue seco village and beach.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Jandaíra
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.official_name
The Municipality of Jandaíra
Settlement.image_skyline
Mangue Seco.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.image_caption
Mangue seco beach in Jandaíra.
Settlement.image_map
Bahia_Municip_Jandaira.svg
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Bahia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
State
Settlement.subdivision_name
Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Northeast
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Bahia
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
July 6, 1832
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
jandairense
Country
Brazil
Located in
Bahia
Population
10027
Area
641.206
Elevation
66
Shares border with
Rio Real
Image
Mangue Seco.jpg
Dialing code
75
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Commons category
Jandaíra (Bahia)
Human Development Index
0.55
electorate
7846
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Encyclopedic overview

3 sections
Contents
  • History
  • See also
  • References

Jandaíra is the easternmost city in the Brazilian state of Bahia. The city is famous because of the Mangue seco village and beach.

==History== Among the main historical events in Jandaíra, the following stand out: 1548 — Settlement of nearby Vila de Santa Cruz da Bela Vista by a group of shipwrecked Jesuits, part of the modern-day beach village of Mangue Seco. 1718 — Elevation of the village to the category of parish. 1728 — Elevation of the parish to the category of village, with the name Abadia. 1927 — Abadia changes to the current name Jandaíraz. 1933 — Elevation to the category of municipality, with the title of Jandaíra.

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

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