Arataca

Arataca

*Município de Arataca*
Arataca Município de Arataca
Municipality
	Seal
	Location of Arataca in Bahia
	Arataca Location of Arataca in Brazil
	Coordinates: 15°15′46″S 39°24′50″W / 15.26278°S 39.41389°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Bahia
Founded	May 9, 1985
Government
• Mayor	Fernando Mansur (2013-2016)
Area
• Total	435.96 km2 (168.33 sq mi)
Population (2020 )
• Total	10,961
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Demonym	Arataquense
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Arataca is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Arataca covers 435.96 km² (168.33 sq mi), and has a population of 10,961 with a population density of 27 inhabitants per square kilometer (70 inhabitants per square mile). It consists of two districts: Arataca, the municipal seat, and Itatingui. ^[2]

The municipality contains part of the 11,336 hectares (28,010 acres) Serra das Lontras National Park, created in 2010.^[3]

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ "Arataca" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatstica. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
^ Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional da Serra das Lontras (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-06-09

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[1] IBGE 2020

[i-2] "Arataca" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatstica. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-24.

[3] Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional da Serra das Lontras (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-06-09

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