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Conceição da Barra

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Country
  
Brazil

State
  
Espírito Santo

Time zone
  
UTC-3 (UTC-3)

Elevation
  
3 m

Population
  
27,029 (2008)

Region
  
Southeast

Founded
  
October 6, 1891

HDI (2000)
  
0.688 – medium

Area
  
1,188 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 6:23 AM


Weather
  
23°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 93% Humidity

Conceição da Barra is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. The city is also the northernmost coastal city of the state. Its population was 27,029 (2008) and its area is 1,188.044 km².

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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. It contains the 2,817 hectares (6,960 acres) Rio Preto National Forest. 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).

References

Conceição da Barra Wikipedia