BA · Northeast
Population: 172,521 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Barreiras is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Bahia. It is the main urban center of western Bahia. It has a significant population and a diversified economy, with a focus on agriculture and livestock, commerce and services. The city is known for its rivers, waterfalls and its extensive rural area, in addition to agricultural production that includes the cultivation of grains, fruits and livestock.
According to the 2024 estimate of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the population of the municipality was 170,667 inhabitants.
Barreiras is the regional capital of the entire area that makes up the territory of western Bahia, a region with a total population of one million inhabitants, and it exerts its influence over municipalities in other states, more precisely the MATOPIBA region, being an important agricultural hub and the main urban, political, educational, medical, technological, economic, tourism and cultural center of its entire region. Barreiras, together with its neighboring cities, forms the largest agricultural frontier in the Northeast.
It has the third highest HDI in the state of Bahia, with a value of 0.721, behind only Salvador and Lauro de Freitas, and the second highest in the interior of the Northeast Region, after Imperatriz, in Maranhão.
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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)
28.4 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
42.51 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
203.51 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,951.2 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
3.54 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
2.94 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
4.9 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
5.7 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
18.53 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
97.5 %
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)
520.57 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
Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek (SBBR), 521 km in a straight line · 2,806 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: 26.1 °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) | 31.9 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 32.1 | 32.5 | 32.2 | 32.4 | 33.9 | 35.7 | 35.8 | 33.0 | 32.1 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 21.0 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 18.7 | 16.3 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 18.9 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 21.0 |
| Rain (mm) | 172 | 135 | 152 | 72 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 57 | 169 | 186 |
Weather station Barreiras, 2 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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