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Maraú is a
* Algodões;
* Arandí;
* Barra;
* Cassange;
* Mangueira;
* Piracanga;
* Saquaíra;
* Três Coqueiros;
* Taipús de Fora;
* Campinho.
municipality
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in the state
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of Bahia
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in the North-East region of Brazil
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. The municipality is located in a peninsula called "Península de Maraú", physiographic area called "Região Cacaueira" (cocoa region). The city is rich in minerals, especially oil shale gypsum and oil.
History
The town originally called "''Mayrahú''" was an Indian village called "''Mayra''". No one knows about the disappearance of the Indian tribe, nor to which branch it belonged. The area was discovered in 1705 by Italian Capuchin friars who named it "''São Sebastião de Mayrahú''" (St. Sebastian of Mayrahú). In 1938 it became a city. Maraú has beautiful beaches of rare beauty and clear water surrounds most of its villages. It also has dozens of islands, waterfalls, mangroves ... Its best-known villages are: Barra Grande, Saquaíra, Taipus de Fora and AlgodõesGeography
The municipality contains 49.32% of theBaía de Camamu Environmental Protection Area
The Baía de Camamu Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental da Baía de Camamu) is an environmental protection area in the state of Bahia, Brazil. It tries to preserve the natural vegetation of mangroves, ''restinga'' an ...
, created in 2002.
Beaches
* Algodões;
* Arandí;
* Barra;
* Cassange;
* Mangueira;
* Piracanga;
* Saquaíra;
* Três Coqueiros;
* Taipús de Fora;
* Campinho.
Transportation
The Municipality is served byBarra Grande Airport
Barra Grande Airport is the airport serving Barra Grande in the Municipality of Maraú, Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin ...
, located in the district of Barra Grande.
See also
*List of municipalities in Bahia
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Bahia (BA), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Bahia is divided into 417 municipalities, which are grouped into 32 microregions, which are grouped into 7 mesoregions.
See also
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References
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