Porto Seguro ( Port. Porto Seguro ) is a municipality in Brazil , part of the state of Bahia . An integral part of the Mesoregion South of Bahia . Included in the economic and statistical microregion of Porto Seguro . The population is 140,692 people for 2006 . It covers an area of 2 408.594 km². The population density is 58.2 people / km².
| Municipality | |||
| Porto seguro | |||
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| Porto seguro | |||
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| A country |  Brazil | ||
| State | Bahia | ||
| Mayor | Zhaniu Natal ( PP ) | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Based | 1891 | ||
| Square | 2,408.594 km² | ||
| Center height | 4 m | ||
| Climate type | tropical | ||
| Timezone | UTC − 3 , in summer UTC − 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 140 692 people ( 2006 ) | ||
| Density | 58.2 people / km² | ||
| Katoykonim | porto-segurense | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Telephone code | +55 73 | ||
| Postcode | |||
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History
The city was founded on June 30, 1891 . However, back in 1500 , in the vicinity of the future city in the Terra da Vera Cruz area, the Portuguese expedition Pedro Alvarisa Cabral , who was traveling to India, opened Brazil to Europeans.
Statistics
- The gross domestic product for 2005 is 547.850.00 reais (data: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ).
- The gross domestic product per capita for 2005 is 4,089.00 reais (data: Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ).
- The 2000 Human Development Index is 0.699 (data: United Nations Development Program ).
Geography
Climate: tropical. According to the Köppen classification , the climate is classified as Af.
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