Map of Barreiras, Brazil

Barreiras is a city in Bahia, Brazil, with a population of about 171,634. It lies at 12.1528°S, 44.9900°W. Barreiras is about 513 km (319 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is São Desidério, 23 km to the south.

Barreiras at a glance

Where is Barreiras?

• The 9th largest city in Bahia on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 25 min on the shortest day to 12 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Barreiras

• São Desidério — 23 km south
• Santa Maria da Vitória — 162 km southeast
• Bom Jesus da Lapa — 210 km southeast
• Barra — 233 km northeast
• Posse — 262 km southwest
• Macaúbas — 267 km east
• Riacho de Santana — 275 km southeast
• Xique Xique — 287 km northeast
• Guanambi — 332 km southeast
• Caetité — 346 km southeast

Largest cities in Bahia

• Salvador — 2,711,840
• Feira de Santana — 616,272
• Vitória da Conquista — 396,613
• Camaçari — 321,636
• Lauro de Freitas — 203,331
• Itabuna — 196,344
• Ilhéus — 189,149
• Porto Seguro — 182,630
• Alagoinhas — 161,196
• Teixeira de Freitas — 145,216

Largest cities in Brazil

• São Paulo — 12,400,232
• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Salvador — 2,711,840
• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Manaus — 2,219,580
• Brasília — 2,207,718
• Curitiba — 1,948,626
• Recife — 1,653,461
• Goiânia — 1,536,097

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.