BA · Northeast
Population: 196,041 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Itabuna is a Brazilian municipality in the interior and south of the state of Bahia. It is located in the Ilhéus-Itabuna Immediate Geographic Region and in the Ilhéus-Itabuna Intermediate Geographic Region, and it is part of the Cacao Region. It lies about 426 kilometers from Salvador, the state capital, and about 333 kilometers from that city by ferryboat. It is the seventh most populous municipality in Bahia and the 32nd in the Northeast. Together with the neighboring municipality of Ilhéus, it forms an urban agglomeration classified by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) as a regional capital B, exerting influence over more than 40 municipalities which together have a little over one million inhabitants.
According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the municipality of Itabuna has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.712 (2010), sharing fifth place with Feira de Santana in the state of Bahia and behind only Salvador, Lauro de Freitas, Barreiras and Luís Eduardo Magalhães. It is one of only eight municipalities in Bahia with a high Human Development Index.
It is the birthplace of the writer Jorge Amado, who describes it in some of his works, such as Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon and Terras do Sem Fim.
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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)
15.3 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
35.45 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
205.9 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,621.63 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
3.27 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
2.71 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
3.9 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
4.8 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
24.69 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
98.39 %
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)
182.8 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
Porto Seguro (SBPS), 183 km in a straight line · 219 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)
No weather station with comparable altitude within 100 km.
Up to 150 km in a straight line. Scores use your weights.
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