Nova Viçosa
Municipality
Fishing boat at Nova Viçosa
Fishing boat at Nova Viçosa
Flag of Nova Viçosa
Flag
Official seal of Nova Viçosa
Seal
Location in Bahia
Location in Bahia
Country Brazil
RegionNordeste
StateBahia
MesoregionSul Baiano
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total43,783
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Nova Viçosa is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5] It was "discovered" in 1720 and became a municipality in 1962. The municipality contains part of the Cassurubá Extractive Reserve, a 100,768 hectares (249,000 acres) sustainable use conservation unit that protects an area of mangroves, river and sea where shellfish are harvested.[6]

Nova Viçosa has a district called Posto da Mata, where a sub-prefecture.

See also

References

  1. ↑ [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ba/nova-vicosa/panorama IBGE 2020
  2. ↑ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  6. ↑ RESEX do Cassurubá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Ambiental, retrieved 2016-06-22

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