Campo Formoso

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Campo Formoso
Município de Campo Formoso
Municipality
Location of Campo Formoso in Bahia
Location of Campo Formoso in Bahia
Campo Formoso is located in Brazil
Campo Formoso
Campo Formoso
Location of Campo Formoso in the Brazil
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Country  Brazil
Region Northeast
State Bandeira da Bahia.svg Bahia
Founded July 28, 1880
Government
 • Mayor Eurico Soares (PSD) (2013–2016)
Area
 • Total 7,258.68 km2 (2,802.59 sq mi)
Elevation 566 m (1,857 ft)
Population (2014)
 • Total 71,900
 • Density 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Demonym(s) campo-formosense
Time zone BRT (UTC-3)

Campo Formoso is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Campo Formoso covers 7,258.68 km2 (2,802.59 sq mi), and has a population of 71,900 with a population density of 9.9 inhabitants per square kilometer.[1] It is about 248 miles from Bahia's capital Salvador. It is famous for the gems, rare stones and caves that are abundant in the area and it is the host of the cement factory, Cimpor. The city is surrounded by green mountains, and on the edge of one of them there are four transmission towers which allow the population to be connected to the Internet, TV, cable TV, wireless and phone. Campo Formoso has hot weather with temperatures of about 25 °C.[1][2][3][4][5]

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