Feira da Mata | |
Native Name: | Município de Feira da Mata |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Feira da Mata in Brazil |
Coordinates: | -14.2069°N -44.2808°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
Subdivision Name2: | Bahia |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1989 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Alex Ronan Viana Mota |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1,176.105 |
Elevation M: | 497 |
Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
Population Total: | 5,661 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Demonym: | Matense |
Timezone1: | BRT |
Utc Offset1: | -3 |
Feira da Mata is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Feira da Mata covers 1176.105km2, and has a population of 5,661 with a population density of 5 inhabitants per square kilometer. It was originally part of Carinhanha, but became an independent municipality in 1989.
Feira da Mata is located at the junction of BA-601 and BA-594. It is 964km (599miles) from the state capital of Bahia, Salvador. The Carinhanha River forms the southern border of the municipality, which is also the border between the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais.
Feira da Mata was originally home to the Kayapo people. Manuel Nunes Viana expelled the Kayapo population in the early 18th century and settled in the area.