Gandu

For the 2010 film, see Gandu (film). For the villages in Iran, see Gandu, Iran and Kandu, Iran.

Gandu Município de Gandu
Municipality
Official seal of Gandu Seal
Location of Gandu in Bahia Location of Gandu in Bahia
Gandu Location of Gandu in the Brazil
Coordinates:
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Bahia
Founded	July 28, 1958
Government
• Mayor	Ivo Sampaio Peixoto (2013–2016)
Area
• Total	243.15 km2 (93.88 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	33,097
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ganduense
Time zone	BRT (UTC-3)

Gandu is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Gandu covers 243.15 km² (93.88 sq mi), and has a population of 33,097 with a population density of 140 inhabitants per square kilometer. Gandu has its origin as Fazenda Corujão, a farm purchased in 1912 by José Amado Costa for the cultivation of cocoa. Corujão became a district of the municipality of Ituberá in 1958, and an independent municipality on July 18, 1962. It consists of two districts: Gandu, the seat of the municipality, and Vila Nova Ibiá.