BA · Northeast
Population: 257,616 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Juazeiro is a Brazilian municipality in the interior and north of the state of Bahia, located in the São Francisco Valley Mesoregion of Bahia and the Juazeiro Microregion. Its population in 2022 was 237,821 inhabitants, according to the 2022 Census of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), making it the fifth most populous municipality in Bahia and the ninth in the interior of the Northeast. Situated in the Sertão of the Brazilian Northeast Region, in the sub-middle region of the São Francisco river basin, it forms, together with the neighbouring Pernambuco municipality of Petrolina, the largest urban agglomeration of the Brazilian semi-arid region and of the Northeastern interior.
The city, which is part of the Integrated Development Region of the Petrolina and Juazeiro Pole, stands out for its irrigated agriculture.
It is known as the Land of the Carrancas, anthropomorphic figures that adorn the typical boats of the São Francisco River. Its name comes from the juazeiro tree, which is endemic to the Northeastern sertão.
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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)
38.43 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
32.06 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
168.23 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,479.03 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
2.84 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
3.02 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
4.2 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
5.5 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
23.15 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
97.08 %
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)
455.98 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), 456 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: 27.5 °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) | 33.5 | 33.2 | 33.1 | 32.6 | 31.6 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 30.8 | 32.8 | 34.2 | 34.3 | 34.0 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 23.4 | 22.5 | 21.1 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 21.3 | 22.7 | 23.4 | 23.7 |
| Rain (mm) | 84 | 78 | 84 | 46 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 47 | 47 |
Weather station Petrolina, 3 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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