Xique-Xique
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Xique-Xique Município de Xique-Xique |
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 Xique-Xique in the state of Bahia |
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 Xique-Xique
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| Coordinates: 10°49′49″S 42°43′51″W / 10.83028°S 42.73083°W | |||
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 Brazil
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| Region | Nordeste | ||
| State | Bahia | ||
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| • Mayor | Alfredo Ricardo Bessa Magalhães (PT, 2013-2016) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 2,124 sq mi (5,502 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 1,319 ft (402 m) | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 48,210 | ||
| • Density | 22.7/sq mi (8.76/km2) | ||
| Time zone | UTC -3 | ||
Xique-Xique is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Its estimated population in 2014 was 48,210 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, Pilosocereus polygonus, common to the region.
The first exploratory expedition to the region was in 1545, and carried out by the administration of Tomé de Souza (1503-1579), the first governor-general of the Portuguese colony of Brazil. A fazenda, or large-scale plantation, was established Cabo da Ipueira in the 17th century by the Portuguese Theobaldo Miranda Pires de Carvalho. Before ending the seventeenth century a gold-mining group called the Sierra Assuruá settled in Belvedere Island created the 1st core population inhabited by Europeans.
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