Belmonte, Bahia
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Bahia
Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...
. It is located at 15º51'47" S, 38º52'58" W, at an altitude of 8 metres above sea level. In 2004 it had an estimated population of 18,986 inhabitants.
The municipality covers a total area of 2016.85 km² and was founded in 1764.