Mucuri | |
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The Municipality of Mucuri | |
![]() Costa Dourada beach and itscliffs: the first beach in Bahia from south to north. | |
![]() Location inBahia | |
Coordinates:18°05′09″S39°33′03″W / 18.08583°S 39.55083°W /-18.08583; -39.55083 | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Northeast |
State | Bahia |
Founded | 1938 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jose Carlos Simões (Dr Carlos) (PDT) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,774.763 km2 (685.240 sq mi) |
Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
Population (2020[1]) | |
• Total | 42,251 |
• Density | 20.1/km2 (52/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
HDI (2000) | 0.626 –medium[3] |
Mucuri is a city in the state ofBahia inBrazil. The estimated population in 2020 is 42,251 inhabitants. It is the southernmost city in Bahia as well as Brazil'sNortheast region, and the only one from that state to borderEspírito Santo.
The city contains part of the 1,503.75 hectares (3,715.8 acres)Córrego Grande Biological Reserve.The climate is tropical, warm and mostly humid, with one or two dry months.Average annual temperature is 22 to 24 °C (72 to 75 °F), and average annual rainfall is 1,250 to 1,500 millimetres (49 to 59 in).[4]
Mucuri is served byMax Feffer Airport.