Igaporã
Igaporã is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. It is located in the semi-arid ''sertão'' region in the interior of the state. It had an estimated 15,650 inhabitants as of 2020. It covers and is from the state capital, Salvador. It is located in the southwest region of Bahia close to the Chapada Diamantina, a mountainous region of the state. Igaporã became an independent municipality by the State Law 556 of March, 25th 1953, and its territory was dismembered from the neighboring municipality of Caetité. The Festa Junina de São Pedro, held annually from June 27 to 29, is the largest cultural event in Igaporã. The municipality also retains three traditional Catholic religious festivals related to Saint Sebastian, Mary, mother of Jesus, and Our Lady of Livramento. Etymology Igaporã derives its name from the Tupi language Old Tupi, Ancient Tupi or Classical Tupi (also spelled as Tupí) is an extinct Tupian language which was spoken ...
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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 *Geography of Brazil *List of cities in Brazil {{South America topic, List of cities 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 ... * ...
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