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Igaporã is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. It is located in the semi-arid sertão region in the interior of the state. It had an estimated 15,650 inhabitants as of 2020. It covers and is from the state capital, Salvador. It is located in the southwest region of Bahia close to the Chapada Diamantina, a mountainous region of the state. Igaporã became an independent municipality by the State Law 556 of March, 25th 1953, and its territory was dismembered from the neighboring municipality of Caetité.

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Settlement.official_name
Igaporã
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
IgaporãPraça.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Praça Bernardo de Brito, Igaporã
Settlement.image_flag
Bandeira_de_Igaporã.jpg
Settlement.image_seal
Brasão_do_municipio_de_Igaporã.jpg
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.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Newton Francisco Neves Cotrim Neto (2021 – 2024)
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
836.5
Settlement.population_as_of
2020

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
igaporaense
Population
13952
Area
836.587
Elevation
680
Image
IgaporãPraça.jpg
Dialing code
77
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Commons category
Igaporã
Human Development Index
0.614
electorate
11185
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Category:Municipalities in Bahia

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