Municipality of Madre de Deus Madre de Deus |
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Municipality | |
Sight at a Church in Madre de Deus.
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Location of Madre de Deus in Bahia and Brazil |
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Coordinates: 12°44′27″S 38°37′15″W / 12.74083°S 38.62083°W | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Nordeste |
State | Bahia |
Founded | 1990 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jeferson Andrade Batista (PR) |
Area | |
• Total | 4.302 sq mi (11.141 km2) |
Time zone | UTC -3 |
HDI (2000) | 0.740 – medium |
Website | Official website |
Madre de Deus is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. It is located in a small archipelago and is the smallest municipality in Bahia state and in all Northeastern Brazil.
Coordinates: 12°44′27″S 38°37′15″W / 12.74083°S 38.62083°W