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Population: 663,408 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Feira de Santana is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of Bahia, in the Northeast Region. It is located in the north-central part of Bahia, 108 kilometers from the state capital, Salvador, with which it is linked by the BR-324 highway. It is the seat city of the Feira de Santana Metropolitan Region and of the Feira de Santana Immediate Region, which is made up of 33 cities.
Feira, as it is commonly nicknamed, is the second most populous municipality in Bahia and the first in the Northeast interior, that is, it is the most populous municipality in the interior of the Northern, Northeastern, Center-West and Southern regions of Brazil. It is also the sixth largest municipality in the interior of the country, with a population larger than that of eight state capitals. In Brazil's urban hierarchy, Feira de Santana is a Regional Capital B and the seat of the second-largest metropolitan region in the Northeast interior. Feira de Santana is a consolidated city in the Jacuípe River valley, on the western edge of the Recôncavo, east of the semi-arid plateaus. The central district of Feira de Santana is located immediately east of the confluence of the rugged plateaus with the Jacuípe River and the plains bordering the Atlantic forest zone to the east, about 45 km from the Atlantic Ocean. The 39th meridian west of Greenwich passes through the central region of the city.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
BA average (18 cities): 39 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
36.78 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
16.7 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
BA average (18 cities): 26 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
213.83 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,541.52 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
BA average (18 cities): 37 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
2.53 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
3.14 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
BA average (18 cities): 21 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
3.6 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
4.9 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
BA average (18 cities): 54 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
14.87 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
84.21 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
BA average (18 cities): 53 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
100.68 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães (SBSV), 101 km in a straight line · 1,512 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Hot Average temperature: 25.1 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 32.5 | 32.7 | 32.5 | 30.4 | 28.5 | 26.7 | 26.2 | 26.7 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 31.9 | 32.6 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 21.3 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 20.4 | 19.4 | 18.4 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 19.8 | 20.8 | 21.4 |
| Rain (mm) | 69 | 79 | 41 | 67 | 85 | 95 | 72 | 57 | 42 | 32 | 67 | 50 |
Weather station Feira de Santana, 7 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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