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Santo Antônio de Jesus

BA · Northeast

Population: 110,268 (IBGE estimate 2026)

About Santo Antônio de Jesus

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

Santo Antônio de Jesus is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Bahia, located 187 km from Salvador, and considered the capital of the Recôncavo Baiano, due to its importance as the largest commercial, industrial, educational, health and service hub in the entire region. Ranking eighteenth among the twenty largest cities in Bahia, it has an estimated population of 109,267 inhabitants according to IBGE's 2024 estimate, and it borders the municipalities of Aratuípe, Conceição do Almeida, Dom Macedo Costa, Laje, Muniz Ferreira, São Filipe, São Miguel das Matas and Varzedo, all of which are part of the Recôncavo Sul territory. Santo Antônio de Jesus also hosts lively June festivals every year, which attract thousands of visitors from all over the country and have made the city known for holding the best and most popular São João in Bahia.

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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

54

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

Hospital beds per 1,000

4.53 per 1,000 residents

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

Doctors per 1,000

2.65 per 1,000 residents

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

Airport access

45

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

Distance to intl. airport (km)

102.42 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), 102 km in a straight line · 1,512 international departures in 12 months

Social Progress Index (overall)

58.2

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

Warm Average temperature: 24.8 °C (Average temperature 22–25 °C (72–77 °F))

15 20 25 30 35 °C 050100150 mm Jan: 63 mm Feb: 70 mm Mar: 98 mm Apr: 137 mm May: 123 mm Jun: 143 mm Jul: 123 mm Aug: 91 mm Sep: 80 mm Oct: 55 mm Nov: 77 mm Dec: 60 mm Jan: 31.8 °CFeb: 31.9 °CMar: 31.3 °CApr: 29.4 °CMay: 28 °CJun: 26.2 °CJul: 25.9 °CAug: 26 °CSep: 27.5 °COct: 29.3 °CNov: 30.3 °CDec: 31.3 °C Jan: 21.7 °CFeb: 21.9 °CMar: 22 °CApr: 21.5 °CMay: 20.6 °CJun: 19.3 °CJul: 18.4 °CAug: 18.3 °CSep: 19 °COct: 20.2 °CNov: 21.3 °CDec: 21.7 °C JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) Avg. low (°C) Rain (mm)
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Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg. high (°C) 31.831.931.329.428.026.225.926.027.529.330.331.3
Avg. low (°C) 21.721.922.021.520.619.318.418.319.020.221.321.7
Rain (mm) 6370981371231431239180557760

Weather station Cruz das Almas, 38 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data

Location

Nearby cities

Up to 150 km in a straight line. Scores use your weights.

  1. Salvador BA · 82 km 48
  2. Feira de Santana BA · 85 km 29
  3. Simões Filho BA · 96 km 35
  4. Lauro de Freitas BA · 102 km 50
  5. Camaçari BA · 107 km 43
  6. Alagoinhas BA · 130 km 47

Cities with a similar profile

Topic scores closest to those of Santo Antônio de Jesus. Scores use your weights.

  1. Ilhéus BA · Northeast 36
  2. Itabuna BA · Northeast 40
  3. Juazeiro BA · Northeast 36
  4. Jequié BA · Northeast 31
  5. Teixeira de Freitas BA · Northeast 36
  6. Campos dos Goytacazes RJ · Southeast 44

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