Campo Formoso Terra dos Minérios e Esmeraldas | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Campo Formoso inBahia | |
  Campo Formoso Location of Campo Formoso in the Brazil | |
| Coordinates:10°30′32.04″S40°19′14.88″W / 10.5089000°S 40.3208000°W /-10.5089000; -40.3208000 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Bahia |
| Founded | July 28, 1880 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rosangela Maria Monteiro de Menezes (PSD)(2017 – 2020) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,258.68 km2 (2,802.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 566 m (1,857 ft) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 71,487 hab.(BA: 28°) |
| • Density | 9.8485/km2 (25.507/sq mi) |
| Demonym | campo-formosense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 44790-000 |
| Website | campoformoso.ba.gov.br |
Campo Formoso is amunicipality in thestate ofBahia in theNorth-East region ofBrazil. Campo Formoso covers 7,161.83 km2 (2,765.20 mi2), and has a population of 71,487 with a population density of 9.2 inhabitants per square kilometer.[1] It is about 248 miles from Bahia's capitalSalvador. It is famous for the gems, rare stones and caves that are abundant in the area and it is the host of the cement factory,Cimpor. The city is surrounded by green mountains, and on the edge of one of them there are four transmission towers which allow the population to be connected to the Internet, TV, cable TV, wireless and phone. Campo Formoso has hot weather with temperatures of about 25 °C.[2][3][4][5][6]
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