Itaparica
Itaparica is a locality in Itaparica, Grande Salvador, Bahia and has about 19,800 residents. Itaparica is situated nearby to the locality Ponta da Areia, as well as near São João.Places of Interest
Highlights include Forte de São Lourenço and Igreja Matriz do Santíssimo Sacramento.
Forte de São Lourenço
Fort
Forte de São Lourenço is a fort located in Itaparica, Bahia in Brazil. It sits on a strategic point at the north of Itaparica Island on a site used for whaling in the early 17th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Itaparica.
Itaparica
Town
Itaparica is a municipality located in the Brazilian island of the same name in the state of Bahia. The municipality covers 13% of the island; the remainder belongs to the municipality of Vera Cruz.
Itaparica
- Type: Locality with 19,800 residents
- Description: settlement in Brazil
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Itaparica, Grande Salvador, Bahia, Northeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-12.88833° or 12° 53′ 18″ south
Longitude
-38.67861° or 38° 40′ 43″ west
Population
19,800
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BR IIC
Open location code
59V3486C+MH
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Itaparica” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Itaparica”
- Dutch: “Itaparica”
- Irish: “Itaparica”
- Swedish: “Itaparica”
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