Bayeux, Paraíba
Bayeux | |
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| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Paraíba |
| Mesoregion | Mata Paraibana |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 97,203 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 58305-000 |
| Area code | +55 83 |
Bayeux is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]
Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport which serves the state capital (João Pessoa) is located at Bayeux.
The municipality was called Barreiros until 1944, when the name was changed to celebrate the first city of the Battle of Normandy to be liberated, Bayeux, France, during the Second World War.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
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