Cachoeira
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! colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Bahia Municip Cachoeira.svg|300px|Map of the state of Bahía, Brazil pointing Cachoeira]]
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| [[States of Brazil|State]]: || [[Bahia]]
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| Meso-region: || [[Metropolitana de Salvador]]
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| [[Divisions of the state of Bahia#Regions|Micro-Region]]: || [[Santo Antônio de Jesus (micro-region)|Santo Antônio de Jesus]]
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| Founded: || [[January 1]], [[1939]]
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| [[Location (geography)|Location]]: || 12.617/12° 37' 4" S lat.<br /> 39.955/39° 57' 21 W long.
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| [[Area]]: || 398.472 km²
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| [[Population]]: || 31,966<small>(2006)</small>
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| [[Population density]]: || 80.22/km²<!--
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| [[List of postal codes in Brazil#Bahia|Postal code]]: || 44300-xxx<!--
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| [[List of Brazilian area codes|Area/distance code]]: || (00)55-[[Brazilian area code ]]
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| Distance from the state capital: || 110 km north
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| Name of habitants: || ''cachoeirense''<!--
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| Website: || [http://www..ba.gov.br www..ba.gov.br Not available]-->
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| [[Climate]]: || [[tropical]]
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'''Cachoeira''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], meaning the [[waterfall]]), is an inland [[town]] of [[Bahia]], [[Brazil]], on the [[Paraguaçu River]]. The town exports [[sugar]], [[cotton]] and [[tobacco]] and is a thriving commercial and industrial centre.
First settled by the [[Amerindian|Indian]]s, it was later settled by the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] families of Dias Adorno and Rodrigues Martins. It became known as Nossa Senhora do Rosário in 1674. It was a strategic area and was linked with the mining city of [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], the former colonial capital. It became a parish on [[December 27]], [[1693]]. It also became Vila de Nossa Senhora do Rosário do Porto da Cachoeira do Paraguaçu in 1698.
Sugar cane farming, [[gold]] mining on [[rio das Contas]], increased traffic on royal streets, and navigation on the Rio Paraguaçu combined to boost the regional economy in the beginning of the 18th century. In the beginning of 1800, the Cachoeirense society became very important politically. It actively participated in the war of the [[Independence of Bahia]].
The town became a city under the imperial decree of [[March 13]], [[1873]] (Provincial Law 43).
Cachoeira is considered a national monument of the Instituto do Patrimônio Histórico Artístico e Nacional ([[IPHAN]])
It is currently undergoing a bit of a tourist revival, and is a centre of [[candomblé]].
==Population history==
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| 1890 || 12,607 || - || -
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| 2004 || 31,071 || - || 77.98/km²
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| 2006 || 31,966 || - || 80.22/km²
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==Bounding municipalities==
*[[São Félix, Brazil|São Felix]]
==Other==
Cachoeira has schools or collegiates, high schools, churches, banks, supermarkets, squares and parks.
==References==
''This article incorporates a translation from the Portuguese [[Wikipedia]]''
{{Wikisource1911Enc|Cachoeira}}
==External links==
*{{pt icon}} http://www.citybrazil.com.br/ba/cachoeira/
*{{pt icon}} [http://www.icachoeira.com iCachoeira.com]
*{{pt icon}} [http://www.aguavivaresort.com.br/ Hotels in Bahia]
id_cidade=8701®ioes=1024&estados=1213 Brazilian Touristic Portal]
*'''Map and Aerial photos:'''
**Coordinates: {{coor dms|12|37|4|S|28|57|21|region:BR}}
**Street maps: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=-12.617&longitude=-38.955&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest], [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=-12.617&lons1=-38.955&alts1=35 Windows LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=-12.617,-38.955 Google]
**Satellite images and Aerial photos: [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=-12.617,-38.955&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google]-->
==See also==
*[[Rodrigo Antônio Falcão Brandão]]
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