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Barreiras

South America

Barreiras is a city in the west of the Brazilian state of Bahia, about 853 kilometres from the state capital Salvador and 622 kilometres from Brasília. It is the leading urban, political and economic centre of western Bahia, with an economy based on livestock raising and agriculture, and it has grown quickly in recent decades. The municipality covers roughly 7,989 square kilometres and sits on the Rio Grande basin, which flows north-east into the São Francisco River. Its name comes from the rocky barriers that blocked river traffic and beside which a small trading settlement formed. Barreiras became a district in 1891, a town in 1901 and a city in 1902, and today it is a crossroads of the BR-020 and BR-242 highways and has an airport with daily flights.

Facts
Population
171,634 1
Area (sq km)
7989 2
Elevation (m)
472 1
Latitude
12.15278 degrees south 1
Longitude
44.99 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 1
Climate Zone
Tropical 3
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 1
Sources
1. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Barreiras
GeoNames
  • Coordinates
    Coordinates -12.15278, -44.99000
  • Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
    Elevation ca. 472 m
  • Timezone
    Timezone America/Bahia
  • Population
    Population 171,634
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2. Barreiras (Wikipedia)
  • Geography
    distributed over an area of 7,989 km2
  • Part Of: Brazil, Lead
    Barreiras is a city located in the west of the state of Bahia, Brazil.
  • On Continent: South America, Lead, Brazil
    Barreiras is a city located in the west of the state of Bahia, Brazil.
  • In Group: Cities of South America (World), Lead, Brazil
    Barreiras is a city located in the west of the state of Bahia, Brazil.
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3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Grid cell -12.25 N/S -44.75 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinates
Quote, Grid cell -12.25 N/S -44.75 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinates
-12.25 -44.75 Aw
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