Rodelas is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]
Rodelas | |
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Municipality | |
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Country | Brazil |
Region | Nordeste |
State | Bahia |
Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 9,442 |
Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
The municipality contains part of the 104,842 hectares (259,070 acres) Raso da Catarina Ecological Station, created in 2001.[6] The municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.[7]
The unattested indigenous language Peria (also spelled Poria) was formerly spoken in Rodelas. The extinct Tuxá language was also spoken in Rodelas.[8]
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