Glória, Bahia

Glória
Município de Glória
Municipality

Location of Glória in Bahia
Glória

Location of Glória in Brazil

Coordinates: 09°20′20″S 38°15′25″W / 9.33889°S 38.25694°W / -9.33889; -38.25694Coordinates: 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 km2 (484.77 sq mi)
Elevation 250 m (820 ft)
Population (2014)
 • Total 16,039
 • Density 13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Gloriense
Time zone BRT (UTC-3)
Website gloria.ba.leg.br

Glória is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Glória covers 1,255.56 km2 (484.77 sq mi), and has a population of 16,039 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.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Glória" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-19.


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