Caculé

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Caculé

| settlement_type = Municipality of Bahia, Brazil

| image_skyline = File:Cacule-Bahia Praca do Mercado.jpg

| image_alt = Market square of Caculé

| image_caption = Market square of Caculé

| image_flag = File:Bandeira cacule.jpg

| flag_alt = Flag of Caculé

| image_shield = File:Brasao cacule.png

| shield_alt = Coat of arms of Caculé

| etymology = Named after the farmer Manoel Caculé

| motto = Latin: Fides, Ordo, Labor
English: Faith, Order, Work{{cite web |title=Descubra Caculé com o GuiaMais - Guia Mais Local |url=https://guia-mais.com/cacule-ba |website=GuiaMais |publisher=GuiaMais |access-date=29 August 2024}}

| image_map = File:Bahia Municip Cacule.svg

| map_alt = Location of Caculé in Bahia

| map_caption = Location of Caculé in Bahia

| pushpin_map = Brazil#South America

| pushpin_relief = yes

| coordinates =

{{coord|14.5027777878|S|42.2219444544|W|source:ruwiki_region:BR|format=dms|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 = 14 August 1919{{cite web |title=História |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ba/cacule/historico |website=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |access-date=29 August 2024}}

| leader_title1 = Mayor

| leader_name1 = Pedro Dias da Silva (PSB) (2025-2028){{cite web |title=Eleições 2024: Pedrão (PSB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Caculé-BA |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/eleicoes/candidatos/2024/ba/prefeito/pedrao-50002141885.shtml |website=Folha de S.Paulo |publisher=Folha de S.Paulo |access-date=9 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese |date=30 November 2024}}{{cite web |title=Prefeito de Caculé (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-cacule-ba-toma-posse-nesta-quarta-1o-veja-lista-de-vereadores-eleitos.ghtml |website=G1 |publisher=Globo |access-date=9 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese |date=31 December 2024}}

| leader_title2 = Vice Mayor

| leader_name2 = Willian Lima Gonçalves (PSB) (2025-2028)

| area_total_km2 = 610.983

| elevation_m = 587

| population_as_of = 2022

| population_total = 22462{{cite web |title=Caculé |url=https://www.ibge.gov.br/cidades-e-estados/ba/cacule.html |website=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |access-date=29 August 2024}}

| population_density_km2 = 36.76

| population_demonym = Caculense (Brazilian Portuguese)

| timezone = Brasília Time

| utc_offset = -03:00

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 46300-000{{cite web |title=Código Postal Caculé/BA - Brasil |url=https://codigo-postal.org/brasil/ba/cacule/ |website=Código Postal |publisher=Código Postal |access-date=29 August 2024}}

| blank_name = HDI (2010)

| blank_info = 0.637 – medium

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

}}

Caculé is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Bahia, which possesses 23,291 inhabitants {{as of|2020|lc=y}}, according to IBGE.[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ba/cacule/panorama IBGE 2020] It is situated 750 kilometers southwest from Salvador. Its economy is based mostly on agriculture. The climate in Caculé is warm and dry during the day, being cooler at night, at about 15 °C. The "Rio Antônio" (river Antônio) crosses the city. Although it presently has no operational railroad station, Caculé is midpoint on the Ferrovia Centro Atlântica railroad route connecting Montes Claros to Salvador, Bahia.