Conceição da Barra

For the municipality in Minas Gerais, see Conceição da Barra de Minas.

18°35′34″S 39°43′55″W / 18.59278°S 39.73194°W / -18.59278; -39.73194 Conceição da Barra is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Espírito Santo. The city is the northernmost coastal city of the state. Its population was 31,273 (2020) and its area is 1,188.044 km².

Conceição da Barra
Municipality
Municipality of Conceição da Barra
Flag Seal
Nickname:  "Barra"
Location in Espírito Santo
Coordinates: 18°35′34″S 39°43′55″W / 18.59278°S 39.73194°W / -18.59278; -39.73194
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Espírito Santo
Founded	6 October 1891
Government
• Mayor	Walyson José Santos Vasconcelos (PTB)
Area ^[1]
• Total	1,182.587 km^2 (456.599 sq mi)
Elevation ^[2]	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2022)^[1]
• Total	27,458
• Density	23/km^2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal Code	29960-000 to 29969-999
Area code	+55 27
HDI (2010)	0.681 – medium^[3]
Website	conceicaodabarra.es.gov.br

The municipality contains the 3,481 hectares (8,600 acres) Itaúnas State Park, created in 1991, which protects the coast up to the border with Bahia.^[4] It contains the 2,817 hectares (6,960 acres) Rio Preto National Forest.^[5] It contains part of the 1,503.75 hectares (3,715.8 acres) Córrego Grande Biological Reserve.

The climate is tropical, warm and mostly humid, with one or two dry months. Average annual temperature is 22 to 24 °C (72 to 75 °F), and average annual rainfall is 1,250 to 1,500 millimetres (49 to 59 in).^[6]

References

1. "IBGE Conceição da Barra". IBGE Cidades. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
2. "Conceição da Barra - Informações sobre o município e a prefeitura". www.cidade-brasil.com.br. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
3. (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. (in Portuguese), IEMA: Instituto Estadual de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos, archived from the original on 2016-10-27, retrieved 2016-10-27
5. Unidade de Conservação: Floresta Nacional de Rio Preto (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-20
6. , Viarural (in Portuguese), archived from the original on 2016-04-23, retrieved 2016-04-15

 

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