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Canudos is a municipality in the northeast region of Bahia, Brazil. The original town, since flooded by the Cocorobó Dam, was the scene of violent clashes between peasants and republican police in the 1890s.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Canudos
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Canudos.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Canudos, circa 1895
Settlement.image_map
Bahia Municip Canudos.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location in Bahia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Brazil
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Nordeste
Settlement.subdivision_type2
State
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Bahia
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2020
Settlement.population_total
16,753
Settlement.timezone
BRT
Settlement.utc_offset
−3

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
canudense
Population
13762
Area
2997.77
Elevation
402
Official website
www.canudos.ba.gov.br
Image
Canudos.jpg
Dialing code
75
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Commons category
Canudos
postal code
48520-000
Human Development Index
0.562
inception
1893-00-00
electorate
11147
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Article

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Settlement
  • Suppression of the community
  • Post-War Canudos
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

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