Cairu
Cairu | |
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| Municipality of Cairu | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location in Bahia | |
| Coordinates: 13°29′13″S 39°02′38″W / 13.48694°S 39.04389°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Bahia |
| Founded | 1608 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fernando Antonio dos Santo Brito |
| Area | |
• Total | 451.194 km2 (174.207 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 17,761 |
| • Density | 39.364/km2 (101.95/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI (2010) | 0.627 – medium |
| Website | cairu |
Cairu is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. The municipality consists of three islands: the Island of Cairu, which is only separated from the mainland by a narrow river; Tinharé Island, which has the dense tourist settlement of Morro de São Paulo to the north; and Boipeba Island.
The municipality contains part of the 230,296-hectare (569,070-acre) of the Caminhos Ecológicos da Boa Esperança Environmental Protection Area, created in 2003.