Sobradinho, Bahia

Municipality in the state of Bahia, in Brazil
Municipality in Northeast, Brazil
Sobradinho
Município de Sobradinho
Municipality
Sobradinho Dam
Sobradinho Dam
Flag of Sobradinho
Flag
Official seal of Sobradinho
Seal
Location of Sobradinho in Bahia
Location of Sobradinho in Bahia
09°27′18″S 40°49′22″W / 9.45500°S 40.82278°W / -9.45500; -40.82278
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Bahia
FoundedFebruary 24, 1989
Government
 • MayorLuiz Vicente Berti Torres Sanjuan (PDT, 2013-2016)
Area
 • Total1,238.9 km2 (478.3 sq mi)
Elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total23,233
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
DemonymSobradinhense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
Websitesobradinho.ba.gov.br

Sobradinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [subɾɐˈdʒĩɲu]) is a municipality in the state of Bahia, in Brazil. It has a population of approximately 23,233 with a land area of 1,238.9 km2 (478.3 sq mi). Once part of the municipality of Juazeiro it grew with the construction of the Sobradinho Dam and the flooding of the huge Sobradinho Reservoir. With the creation of the reservoir, the inhabitants of four cities and thirty villages had to leave their homes. In all 11,853 families (more than 70 thousand people) abandoned the old towns before the end of 1977. Of this total, 5,806 families remained in rural lots around the lake and 3,851 families moved to the new towns, including Sobradinho.[2][3]

Panorama of the city of Sobradinho, the Sobradinho Dam, and the Sobradinho Reservoir.

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "A Cidade" (in Portuguese). Sobradinho, Bahia, Brazil: Prefeitura Municipal de Sobradinho - Bahia. 2015. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  3. ^ "Sobradinho" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-24.

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Mesoregion Centro Norte Baiano
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Itaberaba
Jacobina
Senhor do Bonfim
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