Gandu

Gandu Município de Gandu
Municipality
Seal
Location of Gandu in Bahia
Gandu Location of Gandu in the Brazil
Coordinates: 13°44′38″S 39°29′13″W / 13.74389°S 39.48694°WCoordinates: 13°44′38″S 39°29′13″W / 13.74389°S 39.48694°W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Bahia
Founded	July 28, 1958
Government
• Mayor	Ivo Sampaio Peixoto (2013–2016)
Area
• Total	243.15 km^2 (93.88 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	33,097
• Density	140/km^2 (350/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ganduense
Time zone	BRT (UTC-3)

Gandu is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Gandu covers 243.15 km² (93.88 sq mi), and has a population of 33,097 with a population density of 140 inhabitants per square kilometer. Gandu has its origin as Fazenda Corujão, a farm purchased in 1912 by José Amado Costa for the cultivation of cocoa. Corujão became a district of the municipality of Ituberá in 1958, and an independent municipality on July 18, 1962. It consists of two districts: Gandu, the seat of the municipality, and Vila Nova Ibiá.^[1]

References

1. "Gandu" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-15.