Castro Alves ( port. Castro Alves ) is a municipality in Brazil , part of the state of Bahia . A component of the mesoregion Agglomeration Salvador . Included in the economic and statistical microregion of Santo Antonio di Jesus . The population is 24,677 people in 2006 . It covers an area of 762.981 km². The population density is 32.3 people / km². Hometown of the great Brazilian poet Antonio di Castro Alvis , in whose honor he was renamed in 1900 (former name - Curralinho).
| Municipality | |
| Castro Alvis (Bahia) | |
|---|---|
| Castro Alves (Bahia) | |
| A country |  Brazil |
| State | Bahia |
| The mayor | Augusto Pontis |
| History and Geography | |
| Area | 762.981 km² |
| Center height | 278 m |
| Timezone | UTC − 3 , summer UTC − 2 |
| Population | |
| Population | 24 677 people ( 2006 ) |
| Density | 32.3 people / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +55 75 |
Statistics
- The gross domestic product for 2003 is 50.170.215.00 reais (data: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ).
- The gross domestic product per capita for 2003 is 2,000.17 reais (data: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ).
- The Human Development Index for 2000 is 0.642 (data: UN Development Program ).