Serrinha
Municipality of Bahia State, Brazil
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Serrinha is a city in the state of Bahia, in eastern Brazil.
Country
Brazil
BrazilFounded13 June 1876[1]
Elevation379 m (1,243 ft)
DemonymSerrinhense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Serrinha | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of downtown Serrinha | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Serrinha in Bahia | |
  Serrinha  Serrinha | |
| Coordinates: 11°39′50″S 39°0′28″W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Bahia |
| Founded | 13 June 1876[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cyro Oliveira Silva Novais (MDB) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Givaldo da Silva Lopes (PT) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 583.314 km2 (225.219 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 379 m (1,243 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 80,435[4] |
| • Density | 137.89/km2 (357.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Serrinhense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 48700-000[5] |
| HDI (2010) | 0.634 – medium[4] |
| Website | serrinha.ba.gov.br |
- "Serrinha" is also the name of a microregion in Bahia.
Geography
The population is 81,286 people.[6] The mayor is Cyro Oliveira Silva Novais of the Brazilian Democratic Movement.
The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Serrinha.
History
The town's founding date is 13 June 1876.
Climate
| Climate data for Serrinha (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.2 (91.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 71.0 (2.80) |
56.2 (2.21) |
83.1 (3.27) |
69.6 (2.74) |
71.3 (2.81) |
95.2 (3.75) |
67.6 (2.66) |
54.4 (2.14) |
38.6 (1.52) |
38.2 (1.50) |
63.4 (2.50) |
65.7 (2.59) |
774.3 (30.48) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 98 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69.1 | 69.6 | 71.4 | 77.4 | 82.1 | 86.0 | 84.7 | 82.4 | 76.3 | 71.0 | 69.2 | 69.0 | 75.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 229.8 | 201.5 | 212.9 | 178.9 | 158.1 | 123.7 | 142.8 | 156.8 | 175.8 | 202.0 | 202.0 | 215.5 | 2,199.8 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[7] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
Plaza of the Vaqueiro
Formerly the Center of Scientific Education of Serrinha (as shown in image), now the Youth Center for Science and Culture of Serrinha
Aerial view of Serrinha
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