Paulo Afonso is a city in

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. It was founded in 1958. The city is the seat of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Paulo Afonso The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paulo Afonso ( la, Dioecesis Paulalfonsanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Paulo Afonso in the Ecclesiastical province of Feira de Santana in Brazil. History * September 14, 1971: Established as Diocese of ...

. The city is served by Paulo Afonso Airport. The municipality contains part of the Raso da Catarina ecoregion. The municipality holds part of the

Rio São Francisco Natural Monument The Rio São Francisco Natural Monument ( pt, Monumento Natural do Rio São Francisco) is a natural monument in the states of Alagoas, Bahia and Sergipe, Brazil. It protects a section of dramatic canyons on the São Francisco River and the surrou ...

, which protects the spectacular canyons of the São Francisco River between the

Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex The Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex (Complexo Hidrelétrico de Paulo Afonso), also known as the Paulo Afonso Complex, is a system of three dams and five hydroelectric power plants on the São Francisco River near the city of Paulo Afonso in ...

and the Xingó Dam. It contains part of the

Raso da Catarina Ecological Station Raso da Catarina Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica Raso da Catarina) is a strictly protected ecological station in the state of Bahia in Brazil. It lies in the Raso da Catarina ecoregion of the Caatinga biome. Location The ecologica ...

, created in 2001.

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