Boa Nova

Boa Nova
Municipality

Location in Bahia
Country  Brazil
Region Nordeste
State Bahia
Time zone UTC -3

Boa Nova is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.[1][2][3][4]

The municipality contains part of the 12,065 hectares (29,810 acres) Boa Nova National Park, established in 2010, an internationally known centre for birdwatching.[5] It also contains the 15,024 hectares (37,130 acres) Boa Nova Wildlife Refuge, created at the same time and adjoining the national park.[6]

See also

References

  1. "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  2. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional de Boa Nova (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-06-09
  6. RVS de Boa Nova (RVS) (in Portuguse), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-23

Coordinates: 14°21′46″S 40°12′28″W / 14.36278°S 40.20778°W / -14.36278; -40.20778


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