Cravolândia Município de Cravolândia | |
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 Location of Cravolândia inBahia | |
  Cravolândia Location of Cravolândia in the Brazil | |
| Coordinates:13°21′32″S39°48′54″W / 13.35889°S 39.81500°W /-13.35889; -39.81500 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Bahia |
| Founded | December 8, 1962 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Naelson de Souza Lemos (PT) |
| Area | |
• Total | 182.585 km2 (70.496 sq mi) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 5,351 |
| • Density | 29.31/km2 (75.90/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Cravolandense |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Cravolândia (Portuguese:Cloveland) is amunicipality in thestate ofBahia in theNorth-East region ofBrazil. Cravolândia covers 182.585 km2 (70.496 sq mi), and has a population of 5,351 with a population density of 31 inhabitants per square kilometer. It borders the municipalities ofSanta Inês,Itaquara,Ubaíra andWenceslau Guimarães. Cravolândia is located 317 kilometres (197 mi) fromSalvador, the state capital of Bahia, and is connected to Salvador by federal highwaysBR-116 andBR-101.[2][3]
Cravolândia takes its name from the first mayor of the municipality, Mario da Silva Cravo.A Cravo was a coffee producer and a noted a noted brand of coffee,Café Cravo, was produced and exported from Cravolândia in the 1950s. The coffee crop was decimated byagricultural pests in the 1960s. Small-scale coffee cultivation resumed in the 1970s but has never reached the levels of production of earlier decades.[2][3]
Cravolândia was originally part of a region known asOlhos D'Água do Carrasco, a reference to its role as a place fordrovers to stop for water in the movement of their livestock. This name was replaced by Igatiquira, an indigenous name meaning "small ounce". Cravolândia was originally part of the municipality ofJequiriça and later of Santa Inês. It became an independent municipality under Bahia State Law no. 1714 on July 16, 1962.[2][3]
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