Ilhéus | |
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Municipality | |
| The Municipality of São Jorge dos Ilhéos | |
 Beach in Ilhéus (June 2006) | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Princesinha do Sul (Little Princess of the South) | |
 Location of Ilhéus | |
| Coordinates:14°47′20″S39°02′56″W / 14.78889°S 39.04889°W /-14.78889; -39.04889 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State |  Bahia |
| Founded | 28 June 1536 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Valderico Luiz Dos Reis Júnior (Brazil Union 2015-) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,588.555 km2 (613.345 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Population (2022[2]) | |
• Total | 178,649 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Ilhéus (Portuguese:[iˈʎɛws]) is a major city located in the southern coastal region ofBahia,Brazil, 211 km south ofSalvador, the state's capital. The city was founded in 1534 as Vila de São Jorge dos Ilhéus and is known as one of the most important tourism centers of the northeast of Brazil.
As of 2020 Ilhéus had approximately 159,923 inhabitants, with an area of 1850 km sq, and its downtown is located 1 km away from theAtlantic Ocean.
Ilhéus has atropical rainforest climate (Köppen:Af).
| Climate data for Ilhéus | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.1 (93.4) | 33.6 (92.5) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.3 (88.3) | 30.6 (87.1) | 29.0 (84.2) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.4 (83.1) | 29.0 (84.2) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.0 (86.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 34.1 (93.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.1 (84.4) | 29.3 (84.7) | 29.4 (84.9) | 28.7 (83.7) | 27.5 (81.5) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.8 (78.4) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.4 (79.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.5 (83.3) | 27.7 (81.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.3 (77.5) | 24.1 (75.4) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.0 (71.6) | 22.2 (72.0) | 23.2 (73.8) | 24.4 (75.9) | 24.9 (76.8) | 25.4 (77.7) | 24.3 (75.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.8 (71.2) | 20.9 (69.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 18.9 (66.0) | 18.7 (65.7) | 19.7 (67.5) | 20.9 (69.6) | 21.5 (70.7) | 22.1 (71.8) | 20.9 (69.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) | 18.1 (64.6) | 19.1 (66.4) | 18.4 (65.1) | 16.1 (61.0) | 15.0 (59.0) | 14.4 (57.9) | 12.8 (55.0) | 15.4 (59.7) | 16.5 (61.7) | 17.7 (63.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 12.8 (55.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 151.2 (5.95) | 182.4 (7.18) | 216.9 (8.54) | 204.7 (8.06) | 144.5 (5.69) | 200.6 (7.90) | 200.5 (7.89) | 134.4 (5.29) | 128.7 (5.07) | 146.9 (5.78) | 146.1 (5.75) | 178.6 (7.03) | 2,035.5 (80.13) |
| Average precipitation days | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 179 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 80.4 | 80.7 | 81.5 | 83.0 | 85.7 | 86.5 | 86.6 | 85.2 | 83.7 | 83.1 | 82.8 | 82.0 | 83.4 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 220.2 | 215.6 | 235.9 | 203.4 | 199.8 | 191.3 | 197.7 | 210.8 | 198.5 | 199.5 | 190.2 | 220.2 | 2,483.1 |
| Source:Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (normal climatológica de 1961-1990;[3] recordes de temperatura de 01/01/1961 a 31/12/1970, 01/01/1973 a 31/12/1980, 01/01/1986 a 31/03/1989 e 01/07/1992 a 30/04/1994)[4][5] | |||||||||||||
The municipality contains a small part of the 23,262 hectares (57,480 acres)Una Wildlife Refuge, which surrounds theUna Biological Reserve in the neighboring municipality ofUna.[6]It contains 15% of the 9,275 hectares (22,920 acres)Serra do Conduru State Park, created in 1997.[7]It contains part of the 157,745 hectares (389,800 acres)Lagoa Encantada e Rio Almada Environmental Protection Area, created in 1993.The APA is threatened by water pollution from sewage and garbage, since most of the communities have no sanitation. There are irregular settlements of squatters in the coastal area. Other threats include irregular fishing, deforestation, fires, hunting and the illegal trade in wild animals.[8]
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The city was once one of the biggest exporters ofcocoa beans.
The city'seconomy is based mainly ontourism, as a result of its beaches and cultural heritage that includes earlyPortuguese buildings, history and culinary distinctions, which bring to the city many Brazilian and foreign tourists.
There is a proposal for the construction of a new deep water port which due to impact has been opposed by environmental activists but has been accepted by the government as important for the economy.[9]
with destinationsBelo Horizonte-Confins (CNF),Campinas (VCP),Salvador (SSA),São Paulo-Congonhas (CGH) andSão Paulo-Guarulhos (GRU).
Ilhéus is the hometown ofJorge Amado, the best known writer in Brazil. He wrote over 25 novels, which were translated into 48 languages and stayed on bestseller lists in 52 countries. His novels likeGabriela, Clove and Cinnamon andDona Flor and Her Two Husbands portray life and customs in the Northeastern region of Brazil. The plots of these and his other major works largely treat the lives of poor urban and rural black and mulatto communities of Bahia, as well as the land wars that raged in Ilhéus, where cocoa barons killed each other for power and cocoa plantations.[citation needed]
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