Valença, Bahia
Valença | |
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| Municipality of Valença | |
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| Nicknames: A decidida ("The decided one") A hospitaleira ("The receptive") | |
Location in Bahia | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Bahia |
| Established | 10 November 1849 |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 97,873 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Valença is a Brazilian city in the state of Bahia and has an estimated population of 97,233. It is visited by tourists because it is the main access to the island of Ilha de Tinharé, famous for the town of Morro de São Paulo.
The municipality contains part of the 230,296-hectare (569,070-acre) Caminhos Ecológicos da Boa Esperança Environmental Protection Area, created in 2003.