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Why visit Piatã
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 5 parks and trails, 1 place to stay and 11 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Piatã
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About Piatã
Piatã is a municipality in the state of Bahia in Brazil, located on the Chapada Diamantina. The population is 20,859 (2024 est.) in an area of 1825.86 km2.
From the Wikipedia article Piatã (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do11
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Área de Relevante Interesse Ecológico Nascentes do Rio de Contas
Hiking and trails · 11.5 km
Where to stay1
History
The settlement began on the mid-XVII century with the discovery of mines on the Tromba and Santana mountain ranges. Many adventures moved in search of gold and precious gems, founding the village of Bom Jesus dos Limões, later renamed Piatã.
From the History section of Piatã on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping1
Map of Piatã
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Getting there and nearby towns
Aeroporto de Lençóis - Horácio de Matos (LEC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 92 km away.
- Abaíra 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Jussiape 45 km southeast, about 45 min by car
- Mucugê 46 km east, about 46 min by car
- Rio de Contas 48 km south, about 48 min by car
- Boninal 50 km north, about 50 min by car
- Érico Cardoso 50 km southwest, about 50 min by car
- Livramento de Nossa Senhora 55 km south, about 55 min by car
- Livramento do Brumado 56 km south, about 56 min by car
- Rio do Pires 56 km west, about 56 min by car
- Novo Horizonte 57 km northwest, about 57 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Piatã.The.Coldest.City.Inside.Brazilian.State.of.Bahia.1280.m, Msadp06, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Parque Nacional da Chapada Diamantina - Maria Bosetti (27), MariaMBosetti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arrojadoa luetzelburgii 3, Diogo Bezerra, CC BY 4.0
- Arrojadoa luetzelburgii 2, Diogo Bezerra, CC BY 4.0
- Arrojadoa luetzelburgii 5, Diogo Bezerra, CC BY 4.0
- Arrojadoa luetzelburgii 4, Diogo Bezerra, CC BY 4.0
- ISS048-E-48314 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Solanum sp. (Chapada Diamantina), JOSÉ ANTONIO DA SILVA DANTAS, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Parque Nacional da Chapada Diamantina - Maria Bosetti (28), MariaMBosetti, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS059-E-109506 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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