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Paulo Afonso

BA · Northeast

Population: 119,686 (IBGE estimate 2026)

About Paulo Afonso

Photo of Paulo Afonso
Photo: Maria Hsu · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).

Paulo Afonso is a Brazilian municipality in the interior and north of the state of Bahia. It was emancipated on July 28, 1958, from the municipality of Glória. Its area is 1,545 square kilometers and its population, according to the IBGE estimate for 2024, was 119,128 inhabitants.

In the rural area of the municipality, in the village of Malhada da Caiçara, there is a museum in honor of Maria Bonita, the Maria Bonita House Museum.

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Attractions nearby

Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).

Scores by topic

0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).

Cost of living

No rent data

Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.

Healthcare

27

BA average (18 cities): 37 · All 338 cities: 34

Hospital beds per 1,000

2.04 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Doctors per 1,000

2.2 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Airport access

36

BA average (18 cities): 53 · All 338 cities: 60

Distance to intl. airport (km)

267.39 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

Zumbi dos Palmares (SBMO), 267 km in a straight line · 122 international departures in 12 months

Social Progress Index (overall)

60.9

score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)

Climate month by month

Hot Average temperature: 26.9 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)

15 20 25 30 35 40 °C 050100 mm Jan: 49 mm Feb: 38 mm Mar: 77 mm Apr: 75 mm May: 54 mm Jun: 63 mm Jul: 49 mm Aug: 29 mm Sep: 12 mm Oct: 17 mm Nov: 20 mm Dec: 30 mm Jan: 34.4 °CFeb: 34.3 °CMar: 33.7 °CApr: 32.5 °CMay: 30.7 °CJun: 28.5 °CJul: 27.9 °CAug: 29.1 °CSep: 31.7 °COct: 33.8 °CNov: 34.8 °CDec: 34.6 °C Jan: 23.1 °CFeb: 23.2 °CMar: 23.2 °CApr: 22.8 °CMay: 21.9 °CJun: 20.5 °CJul: 19.5 °CAug: 19.4 °CSep: 20.3 °COct: 21.6 °CNov: 22.5 °CDec: 22.8 °C JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) Avg. low (°C) Rain (mm)
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Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) 34.434.333.732.530.728.527.929.131.733.834.834.6
Avg. low (°C) 23.123.223.222.821.920.519.519.420.321.622.522.8
Rain (mm) 493877755463492912172030

Weather station Paulo Afonso, 2 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data

Location

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