Lauro de Freitas is a municipality in the state of Bahia, Brazil. It covers 57.66 km2 and had a population of 203,331 at the 2022 census, giving a density of about 3,376 inhabitants per square kilometre. It is located 15 km from the state capital, Salvador, and until 31 July 1962 it was a district of Salvador named Santo Amaro de Ipitanga. After acquiring city status it was renamed as an homage to the politician and engineer Lauro Farani Pedreira de Freitas, who lived there most of his life and died in a plane crash in 1950. Vilas do Atlântico, a wealthy neighbourhood, is located in the municipality. The citypopulation.de table shows rapid growth, from 113,543 to 163,449 and then 203,331 across the three most recent censuses.
Facts
Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Brazil: Bahia municipalities
citypopulation.deMunicipalities table, 2022 censusQuote, Municipalities table, 2022 census
Lauro de Freitas Municipality 113,543 163,449 203,331
2. GeoNames: GeoNames place record for Lauro de Freitas
GeoNamesCoordinates
Coordinates -12.89444, -38.32722
Elevation (band: lowland under 500 m, highland from 500 m)
Elevation ca. 10 m
Timezone
Timezone America/Bahia
View the Source 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 -12.75 N/S -38.25 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinatesQuote, Grid cell -12.75 N/S -38.25 E/W containing the GeoNames city coordinates
-12.75 -38.25 Af
Lauro de Freitas (Wikipedia)
Part Of: Brazil, Lead
is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil
On Continent: South America, Lead
is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Lead
is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil
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