Ilhéus
Also known as Ilheus
Ilhéus () is a major city located in the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil, 211 km south of Salvador, the state's capital. The city was founded in 1534 as Vila de São Jorge dos Ilhéus and is known as one of the most important tourism centers of the northeast of Brazil.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ilhéus
- Settlement.official_name
- The Municipality ofSão Jorge dos Ilhéos
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Centro de Ilhéus.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 275px
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag_of_Ilhéus.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Brasão_de_Ilhéus.svg
- Settlement.nickname
- Princesinha do Sul (Little Princess of the South)
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- Bahia Municip Ilheus.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 275px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Ilhéus
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- Country
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Ilhéus () is a major city located in the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil, 211 km south of Salvador, the state's capital. The city was founded in 1534 as Vila de São Jorge dos Ilhéus and is known as one of the most important tourism centers of the northeast of Brazil.
==Geography== As of 2020 Ilhéus had approximately 159,923 inhabitants, with an area of 1850 km2, and its downtown is located 1 km away from the Atlantic Ocean. center|thumb|Map of the Captaincy of Ilhéus 1640
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