Santo Antônio de Jesus

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State:	Bahia
Meso-region:	Metropolitana de Salvador
Micro-Region:	Santo Antônio de Jesus
Founded:	January 1, 1939
Location:	12.966/12° 58' 8" S lat. 39.25578/39° 15' 29" W long.
Area:	259.213 km²
Population:	86,876 (2006)
Population density:	335.2/km²
Postal code:	36980-xxx
Name of habitants:	Santoantoniense
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Climate:	tropical

Santo Antônio de Jesus (first part, Portuguese meainig Saint Anthony) is a city in the eastern part of the state of Bahia, Brazil and is located around 187 km west of the capital of Salvador. It serves the capital of the micro-region of the same name and is part of the Metropolitana de Salvador. Its coordinates are 12.966/12° 58' 8" S and the longitude is 39.25578/39° 15' 29" W. It has 86,876 inhabitants and the area is 259.213 km². Its density is 335.2/km² (2006).

Contents 1 Neighboring municipalities 2 Population history 3 Information 4 Persons 5 Other 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Neighboring municipalities

• Aratuípe
• Laje
• São Miguel das Matas
• Varzedo

[edit] Population history

Year	Population	Change	Density
2004	84,057	-	324.28/km²
2006	86,876	-	335.2/km²

[edit] Information

It is an important commercial and a service centre in the micro-region. It also features yearly festicals and it attracts tourism.

[edit] Persons

Famous persons includes Júnior, a five-time champion for the Brazilian national football team of football (soccer), and the singer named Netinho.

[edit] Other

Santo Antônio de Jesus has schools or collegiates, a high school, churches, banks, supermarkets, squares and parks.

[edit] References

This article incorporates a translation from the Portuguese Wikipedia

[edit] External links

• (Portuguese) http://www.citybrazil.com.br/ba/stoantoniojesus/