Why visit Arataca
Townapedia lists 6 parks and trails and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Parque Nacional da Serra das Lontras and Serra das Lontras National Park.
Weather in Arataca
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About Arataca
Arataca is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Arataca covers 435.96 km2 (168.33 mi2), and has a population of 10,961 with a population density of 27 inhabitants per square kilometer (70 inhabitants per square mile). It consists of two districts: Arataca, the municipal seat, and Itatingui.
From the Wikipedia article Arataca (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
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Serra das Lontras National Park
Park · 13.4 km
National park in Bahia, Brazil
Churches and places of worship9
Congregação Cristã no Brasil
Church · Pentecostal · 12.2 km
311 Avenida Gedeval Júnior, Jussari
Igreja Assembléia de Deus
Church · Pentecostal · 11.8 km
68 Rua Albino Paiva, Jussari
Igreja Batista em Jussari
Church · Baptist · 11.7 km
23 Rua Clemente Mariani, Jussari
Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Church · Roman Catholic
Praça Liberalino Barbosa Souto, Arataca
Igreja Matriz de Nosso Senhor do Bonfim
Church · Roman Catholic · 11.9 km
Avenida Levi Mariano Cardoso, Jussari
Primeira Igreja Batista
Church · Baptist
25 Rua Edeilton Dias de Cerqueira, Arataca
Salão do Reino das Testemunhas de Jeová
Church · Jehovahs Witness · 0.6 km
161 Rua Maria Ivany, Arataca
Salão do Reino das Testemunhas de Jeová
Church · Jehovahs Witness · 11.7 km
Rua Tosta Filho, Jussari
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Escola Municipal Antônio Ferreira Nobre
School · 11.6 km
Avenida Itabuna, Jussari
Healthcare2
Unidade Básica de Saúde Joana Chagas
Clinic and pharmacy · 11.7 km
Rua Presidente Médici, Jussari
Map of Arataca
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Getting there and nearby towns
Aeródromo Hotel Transamérica (UNA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 46 km away.
- Jussari 12 km northwest, about 12 min by car
- Camacan 19 km southwest, about 19 min by car
- Santa Luzia 20 km southeast, about 20 min by car
- São José da Vitória 22 km north, about 22 min by car
- Pau Brasil 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
- Buerarema 36 km north, about 36 min by car
- Mascote 35 km south, about 35 min by car
- Itaju do Colônia 36 km west, about 36 min by car
- Una 37 km east, about 37 min by car
- Itapé 41 km north, about 41 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Inauguradas casas no município de Arataca (4035161065), Jaques Wagner Governador from Bahia/Brasil, CC BY 2.0
- Amphibians recorded in the Parque Nacional da Serra das Lontras (10.3897-zookeys.1002.53988) Figure 3, Rojas-Padilla O, Menezes VQ, Dias IR, Argôlo AJS, Solé M, Orrico VGD (2020) Amphibians and reptiles of Parque Nacional da Serra das Lontras: an important center of endemism within the Atlantic Forest..., CC BY 4.0
- Marcgravia coriacea Vahl (6775482409), Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0
- Leopardus wiedii 348904269, Carlos Otávio Gussoni, CC BY 4.0
- Leopardus wiedii 348904343, Carlos Otávio Gussoni, CC BY 4.0
- Leopardus wiedii 349368758, Carlos Otávio Gussoni, CC BY 4.0
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