Glória Município de Glória | |
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Municipality | |
Location of Glória in Bahia | |
GlóriaLocation of Glória in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 09°20′20″S 38°15′25″W / 9.33889°S 38.25694°W / -9.33889; -38.25694 | |
Country | Brazil |
Region | Northeast |
State | Bahia |
Founded | May 1, 1886 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ena Vilma Pereira de Souza Negromonte (PP, 2013-2016) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,255.56 km (484.77 sq mi) |
Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,234 |
• Density | 12/km (31/sq mi) |
Demonym | Gloriense |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Climate | BSh |
Website | gloria |
Glória is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Glória covers 1,255.56 km (484.77 sq mi), and has a population of 15,234 with a population density of 13 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located on the border of the states of Bahia, Pernambuco, and Alagoas on the banks of the Moxito River, now a lake as the result of the construction of Moxito Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Languages
The Tuxá language was spoken along the São Francisco River near Glória.
See also
References
- IBGE 2020
- "Glória" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
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