Jucuruçu
Sign in to saveJucuruçu is a municipality in the southern part of the state of Bahia in the Northeast region of Brazil. It covers an area of approximately and had an estimated population of 9,944 in 2024. The municipality is located about from the state capital, Salvador, and borders the municipalities of Guaratinga, Itamaraju, Vereda, and Palmópolis (in Minas Gerais).
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Within Vinony's link graph, Jucuruçu is referenced by 415 other articles, and connects out to Prado, Brazil and time zone.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.
It sits within the topics 1989 establishments in Brazil, Municipalities in Bahia and Populated places established in 1989.
Its subject is documented across 27 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Jucuruçu
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Município de Jucuruçu - Bahia.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Jucuruçu
- Settlement.image_flag
- Bandeira_de_Jucuruçu.jpg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Brasão_de_Jucuruçu.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Brazil
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- bottom
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- Location in Brazil
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Northeast
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bahia
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 24 February 1989
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- Mayor
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- Arivaldo de Almeida Costa (PSDB)
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Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- jucuruçuense
- Population
- 16012
- Area
- 1438.463
- Elevation
- 250
- Image
- Município de Jucuruçu - Bahia.jpg
- Dialing code
- 73
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- Commons category
- Jucuruçu
- Human Development Index
- 0.541
- electorate
- 8086
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early settlement
- Transfer to Itamaraju and emancipation
- Recent history
- Municipal anthem
- See also
- References
Jucuruçu is a municipality in the southern part of the state of Bahia in the Northeast region of Brazil. It covers an area of approximately and had an estimated population of 9,944 in 2024. The municipality is located about from the state capital, Salvador, and borders the municipalities of Guaratinga, Itamaraju, Vereda, and Palmópolis (in Minas Gerais).
== Etymology == The name Jucuruçu derives from the Tupi language, combining jucuru (snake) and uçu (big), meaning "big snake". The name was given by indigenous people because the curves of the Jucuruçu River give the impression of a large serpent. According to local legend, such a snake once existed and, after being killed by indigenous people, transformed into the river.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jucuruçu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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