Nova Viçosa

Nova Viçosa
Municipality

Location in Bahia
Country  Brazil
Region Nordeste
State Bahia
Time zone UTC -3

Nova Viçosa is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil[1][2][3][4] and 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.[5]

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. RESEX do Cassurubá (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Ambiental, retrieved 2016-06-22

Coordinates: 17°53′S 39°22′W / 17.883°S 39.367°W / -17.883; -39.367

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