Paulo Afonso

Paulo Afonso is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It was founded in 1958.

Paulo Afonso
Municipality
The Municipality of Paulo Afonso
Flag Seal
Location in Bahia
Paulo Afonso Location of Paulo Afonso
Coordinates: 9°24′00″S 38°13′30″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Bahia
Founded	1958
Government
• Mayor	Luiz de Deus (PSD)
Area [1]
• Total	1,545.192 km^2 (596.602 sq mi)
Elevation	243 m (797 ft)
Population  (2020 est.[2])
• Total	118,516
• Density	77/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
HDI (2010)	0.674 – medium[3]

The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paulo Afonso. The city is served by Paulo Afonso Airport.

The municipality contains part of the Raso da Catarina ecoregion.[4] The municipality holds part of the 26,736 hectares (66,070 acres) Rio São Francisco Natural Monument, which protects the spectacular canyons of the São Francisco River between the Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex and the Xingó Dam.[5] It contains part of the 104,842 hectares (259,070 acres) Raso da Catarina Ecological Station, created in 2001.[6]

References

1. "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics". 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2019. 2017 Area Total
2. IBGE 2020
3. - UNDP
4. "Lampião e Conselheiro no Raso da Catarina", Bahia! (in Portuguese), archived from the original on 2016-10-23, retrieved 2016-11-03
5. Unidade de Conservação: Monumento Natural do Rio São Francisco (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-21
6. Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica Raso da Catarina (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-19

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