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Ipiaú

Coordinates: 14°8′13″S 39°44′2″W / 14.13694°S 39.73389°W / -14.13694; -39.73389
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Ipiaú
city
Official seal of Ipiaú
Location of Ipiaú
Location of Ipiaú
Ipiaú is located in Brazil
Ipiaú
Ipiaú
Coordinates: 14°8′13″S 39°44′2″W / 14.13694°S 39.73389°W / -14.13694; -39.73389
Country Brazil
RegionNordeste
StateBahia
Founded1913
Incorporated (town)1 August 1916
Incorporated (city)2 December 1933
Government
 • MayorMaria das Graças Mendonça
Area
 • Total
280.454 km2 (108.284 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
45,922
 • Density166.05/km2 (430.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
ZIP code
45.570-000

Ipiaú is a city in Bahia, Brazil. The city is located at the confluence of the Contas River and the Água-Branca River (White-water River).

Ipiaú is bordered, in counterclockwise fashion, by Ibirataia and Jequié to the north, Aiquara and Jitaúna to the west, Ibirataia and Barra do Rocha to the east and Itagibá to the south.

The city is an important producer and exporter of cacao in Brazil.

It is the birthplace of notable Brazilians, such as Euclides Neto and Luiz Caldas.

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