Gandu
Gandu is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Gandu covers 243.15 km2 (93.88 sq mi), and has a population of 33,097 with a population density of 140 inhabitants per square kilometer. Gandu has its origin as Fazenda Corujão, a farm purchased in 1912 by José Amado Costa for the cultivation of cocoa. Corujão became a district of the municipality of Ituberá in 1958, and an independent municipality on July 18, 1962.[1]
Gandu Município de Gandu | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location of Gandu in Bahia | |
  Gandu Location of Gandu in the Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 13°44′38″S 39°29′13″W | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  |
| Founded | July 28, 1958 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leonardo Barbosa Cardoso (2017–2020) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 243.15 km2 (93.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 33,097 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Ganduense |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
References
- "Gandu" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-15.
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