Caravelas

Caravelas
Municipality
Flag of Caravelas
Coat of arms of Caravelas
Location in Bahia
Location in Bahia
Caravelas is located in Brazil
Caravelas
Caravelas
Location of Caravelas in Brazil
Coordinates: 17°43′55″S 39°15′58″W / 17.732°S 39.266°W / -17.732; -39.266Coordinates: 17°43′55″S 39°15′58″W / 17.732°S 39.266°W / -17.732; -39.266
Country Brazil
State Bahia
Area
 • Total2,377.889 km2 (918.108 sq mi)
Elevation10 m (30 ft)
Population
(2020)
 • Total22,093
 • Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Caravelas is a city of about 20,000 inhabitants in southern Bahia, Brazil, a few miles above the mouth of the Caravelas River.

Caravelas was founded in 1581 by Portuguese settlers. It was once the centre of a flourishing whale fishery. It is the port of the Bahia & Minas railway pt. Caravelas is the nearest town to the uninhabited Abrolhos Archipelago. The city contains part of the Cassurubá Extractive Reserve, a 100,768 hectares (249,000 acres) sustainable use conservation unit that protects an area of mangroves, river and sea where shellfish are harvested.

The city is served by Caravelas Airport.

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