Brumado
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| The Municipality of Brumado | |||
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| Nickname(s): Capital do minério, Brumas, BDO |
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 Brumado
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| Coordinates: 14°12′13″S 41°39′55″W / 14.20361°S 41.66528°WCoordinates: 14°12′13″S 41°39′55″W / 14.20361°S 41.66528°W | |||
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| Region | Northeast | ||
| State | Bahia | ||
| Mesoregion | Mesoregion of south central Bahia | ||
| Microregion | Microregion of Brumado | ||
| Municipal subdivisions - districts | Ubiraçaba; Itaquaraí; Cristalândia |
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| Founded | June 11, 1877 | ||
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| • Mayor | Eduardo Vasconcelos (PSB) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Municipality | 2,207.612 km2 (852.364 sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 2,174 km2 (839 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Municipality | 69 473 | ||
| • Density | 29,01/km2 (7,510/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Brasilia Official Time (UTC-3) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Brazilian Daylight Saving Time (UTC-2) | ||
| Postal Code | 46100-000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +55 77 | ||
| Website | oficial website | ||
Brumado is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of Bahia, in the Northeast region of the country, precisely in the mesoregion of the Center-South of the State, in the homonymous microregion, 555 kilometers from the state capital, Salvador. Its territorial area is 2 207,612 square kilometers, the headquarters`s area occupyin 2 174 square kilometers, have altitude of 454 meters. According to data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), in 2016 its population was estimated at 69 473 inhabitants. The Human Development Index (HDI) is 0.656 (average).
A survey by the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FIRJAN) found that Brumado is considered to be the sixth most developed municipality in Bahia, based on the FIRJAN Municipal Development Index (IFDM 2013) published in 2015. A query made exclusively by Urban Systems, in January 2016, for Exame Magazine, concluded that the city is among the 100 best in Brazil to invest, ranking 84th in the ranking, totaling 2 306 points. A study carried out by IBGE, in 2012, concluded that of the 64 602 inhabitants, 50 899 were literate, 31 747 were men and 32 855 were women. The per capita income was R$12,144.11, and in distribution between rural and urban areas, in the private households in the rural area, it was R$217.00, and in the urban area it was R$333.33. The fleet of motor vehicles, such as road transport, including motorcycles, as well as tractors and trucks totaled 31 000.
The city is notorious as the "Ore Capital", Because it has a large amount of minerals in its subsoil, which is the basis of its economy, and has large mining companies that carry out their extractive activities in Serra das Éguas. (Das Éguas Saw), which, by the way, also Is one of the tourist points of the municipality, to form mountainous landscapes. Brumado makes municipal boundaries with Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Dom Basílio, Aracatu, Rio de Contas, Malhada de Pedras, Tanhaçu, Ituaçu, Rio do Antônio, Lagoa Real and Caraíbas. For making border with the city of Rio de Contas through the river that has the same name, consequently also makes border with the Chapada Diamantina. The city has a privileged location allied to other benefits, such as important road junctions such as BA-262, BA-148 and BR-030, also counting on the Centro-Atlântica Railroad (FCA).
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