Paulo Afonso
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Paulo Afonso
|settlement_type = Municipality
|official_name = The Municipality of Paulo Afonso
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|image_flag = Bandeira_de_Paulo_Afonso.jpg
|image_seal = Brasao paulo afonso.png
|image_map = Bahia Municip PauloAfonso.svg
|mapsize = 250px
|map_caption = Location in Bahia
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of Paulo Afonso
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_type2 = State
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}}
|subdivision_name1 = Northeast
|subdivision_name2 = File:Bandeira da Bahia.svg Bahia
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Luiz de Deus (PSD)
|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1958
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 1545.192
|area_total_sq_mi =
|population_note =
|population_as_of = 2020 est.[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/ba/paulo-afonso/panorama IBGE 2020]
|population_total = 118,516
|population_density_km2 = auto
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|timezone = BRT
|utc_offset = −3
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|elevation_m = 243
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|blank_name = HDI (2010)
|blank_info = 0.674 – medium[http://www.pnud.org.br/arquivos/ranking-idhm-2010.pdf] - UNDP
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Paulo Afonso is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It was founded in 1958.
The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paulo Afonso.
The city is served by Paulo Afonso Airport.
The municipality contains part of the Raso da Catarina ecoregion.{{citation|ref={{harvid|Lampião e Conselheiro no Raso da Catarina – Bahia!}}|language=pt|title=Lampião e Conselheiro no Raso da Catarina|work=Bahia!|url=http://bahia.com.br/roteiros/lampiao-e-conselheiro-no-raso-da-catarina/|access-date=2016-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023185136/http://bahia.com.br/roteiros/lampiao-e-conselheiro-no-raso-da-catarina/|archive-date=2016-10-23|url-status=dead}}
The municipality holds part of the {{convert|26736|ha}} Rio São Francisco Natural Monument, which protects the spectacular canyons of the São Francisco River between the Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex and the Xingó Dam.{{citation|language=pt |title=Unidade de Conservação: Monumento Natural do Rio São Francisco|publisher=MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente |url=http://sistemas.mma.gov.br/cnuc/index.php?ido=relatorioparametrizado.exibeRelatorio&relatorioPadrao=true&idUc=1812|access-date=2016-05-21}}
It contains part of the {{convert|104842|ha}} Raso da Catarina Ecological Station, created in 2001.{{citation|ref={{harvid|Unidade de Conservação ... MMA}}
|title=Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica Raso da Catarina|publisher=MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente|language=pt
|url=http://sistemas.mma.gov.br/cnuc/index.php?ido=relatorioparametrizado.exibeRelatorio&relatorioPadrao=true&idUc=74|access-date=2016-04-19}}
Climate
Paulo Afonso experiences a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Koppen climate classification system.
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Paulo Afonso (1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 34.4
|Feb high C = 34.3
|Mar high C = 33.7
|Apr high C = 32.5
|May high C = 30.7
|Jun high C = 28.5
|Jul high C = 27.9
|Aug high C = 29.1
|Sep high C = 31.7
|Oct high C = 33.8
|Nov high C = 34.8
|Dec high C = 34.6
| year high C = 32.2
|Jan mean C = 28.0
|Feb mean C = 28.0
|Mar mean C = 27.8
|Apr mean C = 26.9
|May mean C = 25.5
|Jun mean C = 23.7
|Jul mean C = 22.9
|Aug mean C = 23.3
|Sep mean C = 25.1
|Oct mean C = 26.8
|Nov mean C = 27.8
|Dec mean C = 28.0
| year mean C = 26.2
|Jan low C = 23.1
|Feb low C = 23.2
|Mar low C = 23.2
|Apr low C = 22.8
|May low C = 21.9
|Jun low C = 20.5
|Jul low C = 19.5
|Aug low C = 19.4
|Sep low C = 20.3
|Oct low C = 21.6
|Nov low C = 22.5
|Dec low C = 22.8
| year low C = 21.7
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 49.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 38.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 76.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 75.3
|May precipitation mm = 54.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 62.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 49.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 29.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 11.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 17.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 19.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 30.0
|year precipitation mm = 513.0
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 3
| Feb precipitation days = 3
| Mar precipitation days = 6
| Apr precipitation days = 6
| May precipitation days = 9
| Jun precipitation days = 11
| Jul precipitation days = 10
| Aug precipitation days = 8
| Sep precipitation days = 3
| Oct precipitation days = 2
| Nov precipitation days = 2
| Dec precipitation days = 3
| year precipitation days =
| Jan humidity = 58.7
| Feb humidity = 59.6
| Mar humidity = 63.2
| Apr humidity = 67.7
| May humidity = 73.4
| Jun humidity = 78.7
| Jul humidity = 77.7
| Aug humidity = 72.7
| Sep humidity = 63.6
| Oct humidity = 58.9
| Nov humidity = 56.1
| Dec humidity = 57.1
| year humidity = 65.6
|Jan sun = 256.0
|Feb sun = 232.2
|Mar sun = 236.3
|Apr sun = 222.6
|May sun = 195.3
|Jun sun = 151.5
|Jul sun = 167.9
|Aug sun = 194.0
|Sep sun = 236.6
|Oct sun = 271.7
|Nov sun = 273.7
|Dec sun = 267.0
|year sun = 2704.8
|source 1 = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia{{cite web
| url = http://www.inmet.gov.br/portal/index.php?r=clima/normaisclimatologicas
| title = Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010
| publisher = Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
| language = Portuguese
| accessdate = 21 May 2024}}
}}
See also
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