Serra Preta

Serra Preta
Municipality of Bahia, Brazil
Flag Coat of arms
Etymology: Name of a hill in the area [1]
Location of Serra Preta in Bahia
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Coordinates: 12°09′36″S39°19′55″W / 12.16000001°S 39.3319444544°W / -12.16000001; -39.3319444544
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Bahia
Founded	19 December 1953 [1]
Government
•  Mayor	Franklin Leite da Silva (Avante) (2025-2028) [2] [3]
• Vice Mayor	Mario Gonçalves Neto (PSD) (2025-2028) [2] [3]
Area
• Total	595.297 km2 (229.845 sq mi)
Elevation	270 m (890 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	17,996 [4]
• Density	30.23/km2 (78.3/sq mi)
Demonym	Serra-pretense (Brazilian Portuguese) [4]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	44660-000 [5]
HDI (2010)	0.566 – low [4]
Website	serrapreta.ba.gov.br

Serra Preta is a city located in the eastern state of Bahia, Brazil. The population in this arid region is 14,699. ^[6] Serra Preta is about 150 miles northwest from Bahia's capital, Salvador, and 600 miles north of Rio de Janeiro.

History

Native peoples moved into the area, which sprung up around an establishment known as Taquari's farm. In the 15th century, Portuguese explorers came to Brazil and claimed the land for Portugal.

Bahia became the center of sugar cultivation from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Integral to the sugar economy was the importation of a vast number of African slaves; more than 35% of all slaves taken from Africa were sent to Brazil, mostly to be processed in Bahia before being sent to work in plantations elsewhere in the country. This is reflected in Serra Preta's population, which is mainly mixed races, mostly African.

References

1. "História". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
2. "Eleições 2024: Franklin Leite (AVANTE) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Serra Preta-BA". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
3. "Prefeito de Serra Preta (BA) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
4. "Serra Preta". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
5. "Código Postal Serra Preta/BA - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
6. IBGE 2020