Araci
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Araci | |
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Municipality | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Araci Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 11°19′58″S 38°58′01″W / 11.33278°S 38.96694°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Bahia |
| Population (2022 ) | |
• Total | 48 294 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | https://www.araci.ba.gov.br/ |
Araci is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Belonging to the Northeast of the Brazilian state of Bahia, it also comprises, alongside other municipalities, the region known as the Territory of Sisal.
Its headquarters are approximately 210 km (130.5 mi) from the capital Salvador and has a territorial area of 1 496 km² (577.7 sq mi). It also has a population of 48 294 people
Etymology
The name Araci is derived from José de Alencar's novel Ubirajara. It combines ara (day) with cy (mother), thus meaning Mother of the Day. The meaning inspired the composition of the municipality's anthem by musician Ramos Freirense. The name also inspired writer and poet Antônio Fernando Peltier in writing multiple poems for the city
See also
References
- 1 2 IBGE 2020
- ↑ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ↑ "Araci (BA)". Cidades e Estados - IBGE. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
- ↑ "História & Fotos". Archived from the original on 2021-12-04.
