- Candeias
Candeias is a town in
Brazil , in the State ofBahia . It is located 46km in the north ofSalvador , the capital of the State ofBahia , The town is near the BR324 motorway. The town has a current population of 78,618 (2007 estimate). [1]With the 6th highest GDP in the State of Bahia, its major economics activities are: the Port of Aratu which is one of the most important of the Country, the town is based next to the second biggest oil refinery of the country, Landulfo Alves refinery.
Its
GDP isR$ 1.698.526.384 (US$ 1,081,863,939) and itsHDI is 0,719. [2005]
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