Bahia, Brazil · South America
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Caetité is a town located in Bahia, Brazil. With a population of 52,012, it is an important destination in South America.
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Caetité (Portuguese: [kaetʃiˈtɛ]) is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Bahia. It is located in the semi-arid sertão region in the interior of the state. It had an 52,012 inhabitants as of 2022. It covers 2,651.5 square kilometres (1,023.7 mi2) and is 757 kilometres (470 mi) from the state capital, Salvador.Read more
Caetité borders on ten other municipalities, all within Bahia: Igaporã, Guanambi, Pindaí, Licínio de Almeida, Caculé, Ibiassucê, Lagoa Real, Livramento de Nossa Senhora, Paramirim, and Tanque Novo.
Its economy is primarily based on mining, notably of amethyst, uranium, iron and manganese. Caetité is the only producer of uranium in Latin America. It is an important cultural center of the state of Bahia, and has a historic center with numerous protected buildings. Caetité is the birthplace of educational and political figures such as Anísio Teixeira, Paulo Souto, Waldick Soriano, known as the "Brazilian Frank Sinatra". It is also home to the first normal school in the Bahian sertão. The school was founded by Anísio Teixeira during his tenure as General Director of Public Instruction of Bahia, and opened in 1926.
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Caetité is located in Bahia, Brazil, South America. The coordinates are -14.0694 latitude, -42.4750 longitude.
Caetité has a population of approximately 52,012 people, making it a town in Brazil.
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