Lauro de Freitas

Lauro de Freitas
Município de Lauro de Freitas
Municipality
Aerial view of Lauro de Freitas
Aerial view of Lauro de Freitas
Flag of Lauro de Freitas
Flag
Official seal of Lauro de Freitas
Seal
Location of Lauro de Freitas in Bahia
Location of Lauro de Freitas in Bahia
Lauro de Freitas is located in Brazil
Lauro de Freitas
Lauro de Freitas
Location of Lauro de Freitas in Brazil
Coordinates: 12°53′38″S 38°19′37″W / 12.893889°S 38.326944°W / -12.893889; -38.326944
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Bahia
FoundedJuly 31, 1962
Government
 • MayorMoema Gramacho
Area
 • Total
57.66 km2 (22.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
201,635
 • Density3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi)
Demonymlauro-freitense
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Lauro de Freitas is a municipality in Bahia, Brazil. It covers 57.66 km2 (22.26 sq mi) and a population of 201,635 (2020 est.). Lauro de Freitas has a population density of 3,376 inhabitants per square kilometer. It is located 15 km (9.3 mi) from the state capital of Bahia, Salvador.[2]

Until July 31, 1962 it was a district of Salvador, named Santo Amaro de Ipitanga; after acquiring city status, it changed its name as an homage to politician and engineer Lauro Farani Pedreira de Freitas (1901–1950), who lived there most of his life and died in a plane crash. Vilas do Atlântico, a wealthy neighborhood, is located in Lauro de Freitas.

Services

The monastery of Priorado São Norberto runs the Centro Comunitário Cristo Libertador, which supports various charities throughout the region.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Lauro de Freitas" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-02.

12°53′38″S 38°19′37″W / 12.89389°S 38.32694°W / -12.89389; -38.32694

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