Morro do Chapéu | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality of Bahia, Brazil |
Image Alt: | Nossa Senhora da Graça church |
Flag Alt: | Flag of Morro do Chapéu |
Shield Alt: | Coat of arms of Morro do Chapéu |
Map Alt: | Location of Morro do Chapéu in Bahia |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil#South America |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 8 August 1909[1] |
Leader Title1: | Mayor |
Leader Name1: | Juliana Pereira Araujo Leal (PL)[2] |
Leader Title2: | Vice Mayor |
Leader Name2: | Vitor Araujo Azevedo (PDT)[3] |
Area Total Km2: | 5744.969 |
Elevation M: | 1011 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 33594[4] |
Population Density Km2: | 5.85 |
Population Demonym: | Morrense (Brazilian Portuguese) |
Timezone: | Brasília Time |
Utc Offset: | -03:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 44850-000[5] |
Blank Name: | HDI (2010) |
Blank Info: | 0.588 – medium |
Website: | morrodochapeu.ba.gov.br |
Morro do Chapéu is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Bahia, 386 km northwest of its capital, Salvador, 1012 meters above the sea level, because of which it is one of the coolest towns in Bahia, with temperatures occasionally falling below 10 °C in the winter. Its estimated population in 2020 is 35,440.[6]
The municipality contains the Morro do Chapéu State Park, created in 1998.Standing at Chapada Diamantina region, its main attractions are Ferro Doido http://www.fotosdachapada.com waterfall and Brejões cave, both among the most beautiful natural monuments in Bahia, but are almost unexplored by tourists given to the city's lack of infrastructure. There are several other waterfalls and caves around the town.
Morro do Chapéu has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh) with warm summers and mild, dry winters.