Belmonte, Bahia

{{Short description|Municipality of Bahia State, Brazil}}

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Belmonte

| settlement_type = Municipality of Bahia, Brazil

| image_skyline = Belmontebahia01.jpg

| image_flag = File:Bandeira de Belmonte.png

| flag_alt = Flag of Belmonte

| image_shield = File:Brasão de Belmonte BA.png

| shield_alt = Coat of arms of Belmonte

| image_map = Image:Bahia Municip Belmonte.svg

| map_alt = Location of Belmonte in Bahia

| map_caption = Location of Belmonte in Bahia

| etymology = Named after the city in Portugal, where Pedro Álvares Cabral, the European discoverer of Brazil, originated from

| pushpin_map = Brazil#South America

| pushpin_relief = yes

| coordinates = {{coord|15|51|47|S|38|52|58|W|source:enwiki-plaintext-parser|display=title,inline}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Northeast

| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Bahia}}

| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 23 May 1891{{cite web |title=História |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ba/belmonte/historico |website=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |access-date=30 August 2024}}

| leader_title1 = Mayor

| leader_name1 = Iedo Jose Menezes Elias (PSD) (2025-2028){{cite web |title=Eleições 2024: Iedo Elias (PSD) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Belmonte-BA |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/eleicoes/candidatos/2024/ba/prefeito/iedo-elias-50001935125.shtml |website=Folha de S.Paulo |publisher=Folha de S.Paulo |access-date=10 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese |date=30 November 2024}}{{cite web |title=Prefeito de Belmonte (BA) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos |url=https://g1.globo.com/ba/bahia/eleicoes/2024/noticia/2024/12/31/prefeito-de-belmonte-ba-toma-posse-nesta-quarta-1o-veja-lista-de-vereadores-eleitos.ghtml |website=G1 |publisher=Globo |access-date=10 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese |date=31 December 2024}}

| leader_title2 = Vice Mayor

| leader_name2 = Alice Maria Magnavita Elias de Britto (PP) (2025-2028)

| area_total_km2 = 1939.447

| elevation_m = 8

| population_as_of = 2022

| population_total = 20121{{cite web |title=Belmonte |url=https://www.ibge.gov.br/cidades-e-estados/ba/belmonte.html |website=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |access-date=30 August 2024}}

| population_density_km2 = 10.37

| population_demonym = Belmontense (Brazilian Portuguese)

| timezone = Brasília Time

| utc_offset = -03:00

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 45800-000, 45803-000, 45805-000, 45804-000, 45806-000{{cite web |title=Código Postal Belmonte/BA - Brasil |url=https://codigo-postal.org/brasil/ba/belmonte/ |website=Código Postal |publisher=Código Postal |access-date=30 August 2024}}

| blank_name = HDI (2010)

| blank_info = 0.598 – medium

| website = [https://belmonte.ba.gov.br/ belmonte.ba.gov.br]

}}

Belmonte is a municipality (município) in the Brazilian state of Bahia. It is located at 15º51'47" S, 38º52'58" W. It is 8 metres above sea level. In 2020 it had an estimated population of 23,437 inhabitants. [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ba/belmonte/panorama IBGE 2020]

The municipality covers a total area of 2016.85 km² and was founded in 1764.

The municipality contains part of the {{convert|100646|ha}} Canavieiras Extractive Reserve, created in 2006.{{citation|ref={{harvid|RESEX de Canavieiras – ISA}}|language=pt

|title=RESEX de Canavieiras|publisher=ISA: Instituto Socioambiental

|url=https://uc.socioambiental.org/uc/584236|access-date=2016-09-14}}