Morro do Chapéu
Morro do Chapéu | |
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Nossa Senhora da Graça church | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Morro do Chapéu in Bahia | |
Morro do Chapéu Morro do Chapéu | |
| Coordinates: 11°33′00″S 41°09′21″W / 11.55000°S 41.15583°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Bahia |
| Founded | 8 August 1909 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Juliana Pereira Araujo Leal (PDT) (2025-2028) |
| • Vice Mayor | Vitor Araujo Azevedo (UNIÃO) (2025-2028) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,744.969 km2 (2,218.145 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,011 m (3,317 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 33,594 |
| • Density | 5.85/km2 (15.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Morrense (Brazilian Portuguese) |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 44850-000, 44852-000, 44860-000, 44862-000, 44865-000, 44875-000, 44855-000 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.588 – medium |
| Website | morrodochapeu.ba.gov.br |
Morro do Chapéu is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Bahia, 386 km northwest of its capital, Salvador, 1012 meters above the sea level, because of which it is one of the coolest towns in Bahia, with temperatures occasionally falling below 10 °C in the winter. Its estimated population in 2020 is 35,440.