Xique-Xique
Sign in to saveXique-Xique () is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Its estimated population in 2020 was 46,523 inhabitants. It is situated on the right bank of São Francisco River and is a regional economic center. Xique-Xique takes its name from a cactus, Xiquexique gounellei, common to the region.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Xique-Xique
- Settlement.native_name
- Município de Xique-Xique
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_flag
- Xique-Xique - bandeira.jpg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Xique-Xique - brasão.jpg
- Settlement.image_map
- Bahia_Municip_XiqueXique.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Xique-Xique in the state of Bahia
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Brazil
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Brazil
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Nordeste
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bahia
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Alfredo Ricardo Bessa Magalhães (PT, 2013–2016)
- Settlement.established_date
- 1832
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Brazil
- Demonym
- xiquexiquense
- Country
- Brazil
- Located in
- Bahia
- Population
- 40373
- Area
- 5502.329
- Elevation
- 406
- Shares border with
- Ipupiara
- Official website
- www.xiquexique.ba.gov.br
- Image
- Webysther 20150906180926 - Vista da igreja matriz xique-xique.jpg
- Dialing code
- 74
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- electorate
- 31132
- Commons category
- Xique-Xique
- Human Development Index
- 0.585
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- See also
- References
Category:Municipalities in Bahia
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Xique-Xique” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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