Jandaíra

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Jandaíra

|settlement_type = Municipality

|official_name = The Municipality of Jandaíra

|image_skyline = Mangue Seco.jpg

|imagesize = 250px

|image_caption = Mangue seco beach in Jandaíra.

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|image_map = Bahia_Municip_Jandaira.svg

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|map_caption = Location in Bahia

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_type2 = State

|subdivision_name = Brazil

|subdivision_name1 = Northeast

|subdivision_name2 = Bahia

|established_title = Founded

|established_date = July 6, 1832

|leader_title = Mayor

|leader_name = João Alves dos Santos

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|area_total_km2 = 642.652

|population_note = [http://www.ibge.gov.br/home/estatistica/populacao/estimativa2008/POP2008_DOU.pdf IBGE 2008 statistics]

|population_as_of = 2020 [https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ba/jandaira/panorama IBGE 2020]

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|population_total = 10,726

|population_density_km2 = 17.6

|timezone = BRT

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|utc_offset_DST = 11° 33' 50" S 37° 47' 02" O

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|blank_name = HDI (2000)

|blank_info = 0.575 – medium[http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20(pelos%20dados%20de%202000).htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003103229/http://www.pnud.org.br/atlas/ranking/IDH-M%2091%2000%20Ranking%20decrescente%20%28pelos%20dados%20de%202000%29.htm |date=2009-10-03 }} UNDP

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Jandaíra is the easternmost city in the Brazilian state of Bahia. The city is famous because of the Mangue seco village and beach.

History

Among the main historical events in Jandaíra, the following stand out:

  • 1548 — Settlement of nearby Vila de Santa Cruz da Bela Vista by a group of shipwrecked Jesuits, part of the modern-day beach village of Mangue Seco.
  • 1718 — Elevation of the village to the category of parish.
  • 1728 — Elevation of the parish to the category of village, with the name Abadia.
  • 1927 — Abadia changes to the current name Jandaíraz.
  • 1933 — Elevation to the category of municipality, with the title of Jandaíra.

See also

References

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{{Municipalities of Bahia}}

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Category:Populated coastal places in Bahia

Category:Municipalities in Bahia

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