Map of Catu, Brazil

Catu is a city in Bahia, Brazil, with a population of about 48,148. It lies at 12.3531°S, 38.3789°W. Catu is about 1,098 km (682 mi) east of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mata de São João, 22 km to the southeast.

Catu at a glance

Where is Catu?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 24 min on the shortest day to 12 h 51 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Catu

• Mata de São João — 22 km southeast
• São Sebastião do Passé — 22 km southwest
• Alagoinhas — 25 km north
• Camaçari — 39 km south
• Santo Amaro — 42 km southwest
• Conceição do Jacuípe — 42 km west
• São Francisco do Conde — 45 km southwest
• Simões Filho — 48 km south
• Entre Rios — 56 km northeast
• Lauro de Freitas — 60 km south

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
• Barreiras — 171,634
• Alagoinhas — 161,196

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.