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Agua Fria, NM -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Mexico
Population (2000): 2051
Housing Units (2000): 760
Land area (2000): 1.955703 sq. miles (5.065247 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.051282 sq. miles (0.132819 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.006985 sq. miles (5.198066 sq. km)
FIPS code: 01220
Located within: New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
Location: 35.659143 N, 106.012412 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Água Fria

Água Fria ( Portuguese: cold water) is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. It covers , and has a population of 16,959 with a population density of 23.77 inhabitants per square kilometer.

Água Fria was originally a Tupí settlement. The Jesuits arrived in 1582 and discovered the settlement, which was rich in both water and forests. The Tupí were hunted and enslaved by the frontiersman João Peixoto Viegas in the following period to work on cattle farms. The settlement became a municipality known as St. John Baptist de Água Fria, which was created by Imperial decree in 1727. It was absorbed into the municipality of Purificação (currently Irará) in 1842. The municipality was separated from Irará in 1962 and restored as Água Fria.

Usage examples of "agua fria".

She tried not to sound too eager when she replied, Agua Fria Point is the oldest and most exclusive one in the area.